Linby (Great Northern Railway) railway station
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Linby (Great Northern Railway) | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Linby, Ashfield England |
| Grid reference | SK533509 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 2 October 1882[1] | Opened |
| 1 July 1916 | Closed to passengers |
| 3 May 1965 | goods facilities withdrawn [2] |
Linby (Great Northern Railway) was a railway station on the Great Northern Railway's Nottingham to Shirebrook line.[3]
History[edit]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newstead and Annesley | London and North Eastern Railway Leen Valley line | Hucknall Town |
Present day[edit]
No trace of the station remains.[4] The site is now a footpath but a possible railway building does survive in private ownership.
References[edit]
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 124.
- ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 66. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
- ^ Shannon, Paul (2007). Nottinghamshire (British Railways Past and Present). Kettering, Northants: Past & Present Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-85895-253-6.
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