Little Steeping | |
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General information | |
Location | Little Steeping, East Lindsey England |
Coordinates | 53°07′41″N 0°08′44″E / 53.12804°N 0.14557°E |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | East Lincolnshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
2 October 1848 | Opened |
1 June 1913 | Becomes junction station |
11 September 1961 | Closed to passenger traffic |
15 June 1964 | Closed to goods traffic |
5 October 1970 | Closure of the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Line |
Little Steeping was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway[1] which served the hamlet of Little Steeping in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1964. It became a junction station in June 1913 when the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway was opened to provide a more direct route to Skegness for East Midlands holidaymakers. Withdrawal of passenger services took place in 1961, followed by goods facilities in 1964. The line through the station remains in use as the Poacher Line, although the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway closed throughout on 5 October 1970.