Alford Town railway station
Alford Town was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway which served the town of Alford in Lincolnshire between 1848 and 1970. It originally opened as Alford, but was renamed in 1923. When passenger services were withdrawn in 1970 the line through the station was closed.
Alford Town | |
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Station frontage on the Beeching Industrial Estate; now a showroom. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Alford, East Lindsey England |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 September 1848 (as Alford) |
| Closed | 2 May 1966 (Closed to goods traffic) 5 October 1970 (Closed to passenger traffic) |
| Original company | East Lincolnshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1923 | Renamed Alford Town |
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