Twenty railway station

Twenty
Former station building, now a double glazing works
General information
LocationTwenty, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates52°46′10″N 00°17′25″W / 52.76944°N 0.29028°W / 52.76944; -0.29028
Grid referenceTF154204
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySpalding and Bourne Railway[2]
Pre-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
1 August 1866Opened[3]
9 October 1880Closed
1 February 1881Reopened
2 March 1959Closed for passengers
30 March 1964closed for freight

Twenty railway station served the village of Twenty in Lincolnshire, England. It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),[4] later part of the Midland and Eastern Railway and then part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway main line between the Midlands and the Norfolk Coast.[5][6]

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Twenty (left)

The station opened with the line on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 2 March 1959,[3] although the line remained open for goods until 1964.[7] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; in the area there was a series of drainage ditches, the twentieth of which ran close to the station, hence the name "Twenty".[dubious – discuss][8]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line and station closed
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Line and station closed

The former station buildings are still extant, unusually for this line, and in use for a business premises.

References

  1. ^ Back, Michael (May 2009). Branch lines around Spalding: M&GN to Long Sutton. Middleton Press. figure 30. ISBN 978-1-906008-52-9.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Railway line (1365028)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  4. ^ Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.
  5. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  6. ^ Historic England. "Station (507098)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  7. ^ "A Midland & Great Northern Miscellany". The Lincolnshire & East Yorkshire Transport Review. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
  8. ^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.