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Claypole
Claypole
	Site of the station in 1983
General information
Location	Claypole, Lincolnshire, South Kesteven; England
Coordinates	53°01′51″N 0°43′26″W / 53.0308°N 0.7240°W
Grid reference	SK856489
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1852	Station opened
16 September 1957	Station closed for passengers
6 July 1964	closed for freight

Claypole railway station was a station in Claypole, Lincolnshire^[1] that was in operation from 1852 to 1957.

History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) on 1 August 1852.^[2]

The station was closed on 16 September 1957.^[2] The present East Coast Main Line still passes through the site, the railway skirting the village on its eastern side.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Hougham Line open, station closed		Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line		Newark North Gate Line and station open

References

^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
^ ^a ^b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.