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Langworth railway station

Coordinates: 53°16′13″N 0°25′24″W / 53.2704°N 0.4234°W / 53.2704; -0.4234
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Langworth
The station in 1992
General information
LocationEngland
Coordinates53°16′13″N 0°25′24″W / 53.2704°N 0.4234°W / 53.2704; -0.4234
Grid referenceTF052759
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Key dates
18 December 1848Opened
1 November 1965Closed[1]
Langworth level crossing

Langworth railway station was a railway station in Langworth, Lincolnshire,[2] opened in 1848 and closed in 1965.[3] On 30 June 2015, a freight train was derailed near the site of the station.[4] On 3 March 2017 The station building was damaged when a stolen car drove through the railway barriers, injuring the two teenage boys in the car.[5]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Reepham   Great Central Railway   Snelland

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  3. ^ Historic England. "Langworth station (507033)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Freight train derails near Lincoln". The Lincolnite. Stonebow Media Ltd. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Teenage boys remain in hospital after level crossing crash". ITV News. Retrieved 10 January 2020.