Counter Drain | |
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General information | |
Location | Tongue End, South Holland, Lincolnshire England |
Coordinates | 52°46′21″N 00°15′18″W / 52.77250°N 0.25500°W |
Grid reference | TF179208 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Spalding and Bourne Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
1 August 1866 | Opened |
9 October 1880 | Closed |
1 February 1881 | Opened |
2 March 1959 | Closed for passengers |
30 March 1964 | closed for freight |
Counter Drain railway station was a remote station in Lincolnshire serving the village of Tongue End.[1] It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),[2] later part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which ran across East Anglia to the Norfolk Coast. The station opened with the line on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 2 March 1959,[3] although the line remained open for goods until 1964.[4][5] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; "Counter Drain" was the name of a drainage ditch close to the station.[6]