Stamford East railway station
| Stamford East | |
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Frontage of former station
now a private house |
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| Location | |
| Place | Stamford |
| Area | Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 52°38′59″N 0°28′21″W / 52.6498°N 0.4725°WCoordinates: 52°38′59″N 0°28′21″W / 52.6498°N 0.4725°W |
| Grid reference | TF035067 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1856 | Opened |
| 1957 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Stamford East railway station was the Stamford & Essendine Railway station in Water Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire. The line was worked by the Great Northern Railway but retained its independence until 1886, when the GNR took the line on perpetual lease.
The station was opened in 1856 as the terminus of the line to Essendine on the Great Northern Railway main line. The line was mainly intended for passengers travelling north, however through bookings were possible to Peterborough in direct competition with the Midland Railway.
In 1867, the S&ER opened a line to Wansford on the London and North Western Railway Nene Valley line from Northampton to Peterborough. The Wansford line ran east immediately adjacent to, on the north side, of the Midland line for over 2 miles, before gaining height and crossing over the Midland and curving south just before Uffington & Barnack station. This section is now part of the Torpel Way public footpath.
The Essendine line was built single track with provision for double tracking, and at one time it was double tracked, but the signalling arrangements did not meet with Board of Trade approval. Rather than make the necessary alterations, it was single tracked again except for the section between Stamford East and the Martin's Cultivators works. This section was left as two tracks but was operated as two single track lines, with one a running line and the other an industrial siding. This siding, known as Priory Siding, also served Priory Lime Works and the Blackstone & Company Limited works.
In 1863, the service consisted of eleven trains each way between Stamford and Essendine on weekdays, and two on Sundays. In 1910 the service was fifteen each way on the Essendine branch, seven to Wansford, and eight return, with one extra on Fridays, but no Sunday services, and by 1922, this was reduced to ten each way on weekdays on the Essendine line and four on the Wansford line.
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