Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station

Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt
General information
Location	Wilsthorpe, South Kesteven England
Coordinates	52.7214°N 0.3972°W / 52.7214; -0.3972
Grid reference	TF083149
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
September 1925 (1925-09)	Station opened
18 June 1951 (1951-06-18)	Station closed

Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station was on the branch line between Bourne and Essendine, Lincolnshire, England.

History

The line of the Bourn and Essendine Railway (B&ER) opened on 16 June 1860,[1] with intermediate stations at Thurlby and Braceborough Spa. The B&ER was operated by the Great Northern Railway (GNR), which absorbed it on 25 July 1864.[1]

Wilsthorpe had a small sidings, used for the delivery of coals to a local pumping station before the halt was opened.[2]

In September 1925, the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), which had been created on 1 January 1923 by the amalgamation of the GNR with several other railways, opened a station between Thurlby and Braceborough Spa, naming it Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt;[3] it was adjacent to a level crossing on the road connecting Wilsthorpe with Manthorpe.

The station closed with the line on 18 June 1951.[1][3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Braceborough Spa Halt		London and North Eastern Railway Bourn and Essendine Railway		Thurlby

References

1. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 119. CN 8983.
2. Stennett, Alan (2007). Lost railways of Lincolnshire. Countryside Books. pp. 99–102.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 251. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Braceborough Spa Halt on navigable 1946 O.S. map