North Drove railway station

North Drove
Goods shed and weighbridge office at North Drove Station
Location
Place	Pode Hole
Area	South Holland, Lincolnshire
Coordinates	52°46′32″N 0°12′29″W / 52.7755556°N 0.2080556°W / 52.7755556; -0.2080556Coordinates: 52°46′32″N 0°12′29″W / 52.7755556°N 0.2080556°W / 52.7755556; -0.2080556
Grid reference	TF208212
Operations
Original company	Spalding and Bourne Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Platforms	1
History
1 August 1866	Opened
9 October 1880	Closed
1 February 1881	Opened
15 September 1958	Closed
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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]

References

External links

• North Drove station on navigable 1946 O. S. map