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Firsby
Firsby station in 1968
General information
LocationFirsby, Lincolnshire
England
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEast Lincolnshire Railway[1]
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway[1]
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 Sep 1848Opened[1]
1 May 1868Spilsby and Firsby Railway Company formed
30 Nov 1958Spilsby branch line closed
5 Oct 1970Station[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.

  1. ^ a b c d Butt 1995, p. 97.
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.

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