Not to be confused with Alford railway station or Alford Halt railway station.
Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England
Alford Town
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; 175 years ago (1848-09-03) (as Alford)
Closed
2 May 1966; 58 years ago (1966-05-02) (Closed to goods traffic) 5 October 1970; 53 years ago (1970-10-05) (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; 100 years ago (1923-07-01)
Renamed Alford Town
Alford Town was a railway station on the East Lincolnshire Railway[1] 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 When passenger services were withdrawn in 1970 the line through the station was closed.
^Conolly 2004, p. 17, section A3.
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