Morton Road | |
|---|---|
 The station building, now a house. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Morton by Bourne, South Kesteven England |
| Coordinates | 52°48′04″N 0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°W |
| Grid reference | TF105239 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| 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) |
| 5 April 1965[1] | closed (goods) |
Morton Road railway station was a station serving the village of Morton, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway.[2] It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.[3] The section from Bourne through Morton to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1965.[4]
Following closure the station buildings and yard were used for a local crawler tractor distributor.[5] The main building is now a private residence and a housing development Old Station Yard now occupies the rest of the site.
- ^ Internal BR(E) Records ref- MSL1/1439- found July 2019
- ^ Historic England. "Bourne-Sleaford Line (1365418)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
- ^ Historic England. "Morton Road railway station (507045)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ Peter Howie (1971). "MORTON ROAD STATION Ex G. N. R." Retrieved 26 March 2010.