Rippingale railway station
Appearance
Rippingale | |||||
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![]() Railway memorabilia at Rippingale station, now a private home | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Rippingale, Lincolnshire England | ||||
Coordinates | 52°50′24″N 0°20′45″W / 52.83992°N 0.34593°W | ||||
Grid reference | TF115282 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Disused | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Northern Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1872 | opened | ||||
1930 | closed (passengers) | ||||
15 June 1964 | closed (goods) | ||||
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Rippingale railway station was a station serving the villages of Rippingale, Dowsby and Dunsby, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway. It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.[1] The section from Bourne through Rippingale to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1964.[2]
The station building is now a private residence.[3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Billingborough and Horbling Line and station closed |
Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford Railway |
Morton Road Line and station closed |
References
[edit]- ^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
- ^ Historic England. "Rippingale station (507063)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Showpiece junction model will be heart of new heritage centre". Heritage Railway. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2023 – via PressReader.
External links
[edit]- Rippingale station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- England - Lincolnshire (Map). 1:10,560. County series, Epoch 1. Ordnance Survey. 1891. Sheet 132/NE. ; Rippingale station on 1891 OS map.
- Village web site