Torksey
The line crossed the River Trent about 600 yards west of the station
General information
LocationTorksey, Lincolnshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
Dec 1850[1]Station opened
2 Nov 1959Station closed
Looking along the former trackbed into the site of the station

Torksey railway station was a station in Torksey, Lincolnshire on the line between Lincoln and Retford.[2] It closed to passengers in 1959, but part of the line remained in use for freight traffic (serving a nearby fuel oil depot) until the early 1980s.[3] Torksey Viaduct remains as a Grade II Listed Structure.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cottam   Great Central Railway
Clarborough Junction-Cottam-Sykes Junction branch
  Saxilby

References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  3. Historic England. "Torksey station (507096)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 March 2011.

53°18′02″N 0°44′11″W / 53.3006°N 0.7364°W / 53.3006; -0.7364

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