Counter Drain railway station

Counter Drain
Counter Drain
	Site of former station
General information
Location	Tongue End, South Holland, Lincolnshire; England
Coordinates	52°46′21″N 00°15′18″W / 52.77250°N 0.25500°W
Grid reference	TF179208
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Spalding and Bourne Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
1 August 1866	Opened
9 October 1880	Closed
1 February 1881	Opened
2 March 1959	Closed for passengers
30 March 1964	closed for freight

Counter Drain railway station was a remote station in Lincolnshire serving the village of Tongue End.^[1] It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),^[2] later part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which ran across East Anglia to the Norfolk Coast. 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.^[4]^[5] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; "Counter Drain" was the name of a drainage ditch close to the station.^[6]

References

^ Needle, Justin. "Tongue End, Lincolnshire". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
^ 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.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
^ Historic England. "Counter Drain Station (506996)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.

External links

Counter Drain Station on 1946 O. S. map

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Twenty Line and station closed		Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway		North Drove Line and station closed

[1] Needle, Justin. "Tongue End, Lincolnshire". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

[2] 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.

[3] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[4] British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17

[5] Historic England. "Counter Drain Station (506996)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.

[6] Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.

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