London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 Sep 1848
Opened[1]
1 May 1868
Spilsby and Firsby Railway Company formed
30 Nov 1958
Spilsby branch line closed
5 Oct 1970
Station[1] and line closed
Firsby railway station was a station in Firsby, Lincolnshire. It served as a main line station and a terminus for two branch lines to Skegness and Spilsby respectively.[2]
The station was popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries for seaside connections to Skegness, but was recommended for closure in the Beeching Report and closed in 1970. The station was mostly demolished.
^ abcdButt 1995, p. 97.
^British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
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