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Belton railway station

Coordinates: 53°33′25″N 0°48′45″W / 53.5570°N 0.8125°W / 53.5570; -0.8125
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Belton
View northward towards Crowle North
General information
LocationBelton, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53°33′25″N 0°48′45″W / 53.5570°N 0.8125°W / 53.5570; -0.8125
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAxholme Light Railway
Pre-groupingAxholme Joint Railway
Post-groupingJoint LMS and LNER
Key dates
2 January 1905opened
17 July 1933closed
Site of Belton station in 2021

Belton railway station was a station that served the village of Belton on the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire, England on the Axholme Joint Railway.[1]

History

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The station was opened for goods on 14 November 1904, and to passengers on 2 January 1905.[2] The station closed with the end of passenger services on the line on 17 July 1933.[3]

Route

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Crowle North   Axholme Joint Railway   Epworth

References

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  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  2. ^ Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 148. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 73. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.