Cottam railway station

This article is about a former railway station in Nottinghamshire. For the proposed railway station in Preston, see Cottam railway station (Lancashire).

Cottam
Track near Cottham Power Station, the station was roughly after the power station on an abandoned section of the line through Torksey to Saxilby.
General information
LocationEngland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
December 1850Opened
2 November 1959Closed[1]

Cottam railway station was a station in Cottam, Nottinghamshire, England which is now closed.[2] Part of the route on which the station was located remained in use for freight trains serving Cottam power stations, with the final train running in September 2019. The line is now officially closed, and hasn't been used since then. The line through to Saxilby and Lincoln via Torksey closed to passengers in November 1959.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Leverton   Great Central Railway
Clarborough Junction-Cottam-Sykes Junction branch 		  Torksey

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16

53°18′33″N 0°46′26″W / 53.3092°N 0.7740°W / 53.3092; -0.7740


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