Mablethorpe railway station

Mablethorpe
The former station site at Mablethorpe.
General information
LocationMablethorpe, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53°20′28″N 0°15′30″E / 53.3410°N 0.2583°E / 53.3410; 0.2583
Grid referenceTF504850
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened17 October 1877; 147 years ago (1877-10-17)
Closed5 October 1970; 54 years ago (1970-10-05)[1]
Original companyLouth and East Coast Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLNER

Mablethorpe railway station was a station in the town of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, which is now closed.[2] The station was demolished soon after closure. From 1985 to 2023 only a short section of platform survived, forming a wall of a flower bed in a public garden. It was cleared in 2023 and a leisure centre now takes its place.[3]

The station was situated on the north side of High Street, between the present-day Station Road and Alexandra Road.

In March 2021, a bid was submitted to restore the line to Mablethorpe as part of the third round of the Restoring Your Railway fund. [4]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sutton-on-Sea   Great Northern Railway
Mablethorpe loop railway 		  Theddlethorpe

References

  1. ^ "E. Lincs Railway – final weeks". Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  3. ^ "Disused Stations: Mablethorpe Station". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ In full: The 85 abandoned rail schemes vying for restoration funding 16 March 2021