St James Deeping railway station

St James Deeping
The station in 1991
General information
LocationMarket Deeping, South Kesteven Lincolnshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1849Opened as St James Deeping
1850Renamed Crowland and St James Deeping
1851Renamed St James Deeping
1961Closed for passengers[1]
15 June 1964closed for freight

St James Deeping is a former railway station which served the village of Deeping St James and town of Market Deeping in Lincolnshire, England.[2] It was on the Lincolnshire Loop Line between Lincoln and Peterborough via Boston and Spalding.

It was also on the Peterborough-Lincoln Line which connected Peterborough to Lincoln, avoiding Boston, via Spalding and is still an active mainline through the station site.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Littleworth
Line open, station closed
  Great Northern Railway
Lincolnshire Loop Line
  Peakirk
Line open, station closed
  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ Historic England. "Railway station (507065)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 23 December 2010.