North Drove railway station

North Drove
North Drove
	Goods shed and weighbridge office at North Drove Station
General information
Location	Pode Hole, South Holland, Lincolnshire; England
Coordinates	52°46′32″N 00°12′29″W / 52.77556°N 0.20806°W
Grid reference	TF208212
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Spalding and Bourne Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
1 August 1866	Opened
9 October 1880	Closed
1 February 1881	Opened
15 September 1958	Closed for passengers
30 March 1964	closed for freight

North Drove railway station was a station serving Pode Hole in Lincolnshire, England. It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),^[1] later part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.^[2]

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of North Drove (upper centre)

The station and line opened on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 15 September 1958,^[3] although the line remained open for goods until 1964.^[4] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; the local meaning of "Drove" is a road flanked by ditches or streams.^[5]

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Counter Drain Line and station closed		Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway		Spalding Line closed, station open
Counter Drain Line and station closed		Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway		Weston Line and station closed

References

^ Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.
^ Historic England. "North Drove Station (507052)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 173. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17
^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.

External links

North Drove station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

[1] Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.

[2] Historic England. "North Drove Station (507052)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.

[3] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 173. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[4] British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17

[5] Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.

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