Place Louth Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway 1 March 1848 Opened Platforms in use 3 | Area Lincolnshire Post-grouping LNER Original company East Lincolnshire Railway | |
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5 Oct 1970 Closed to regular passenger traffic Similar Hallington railway station, Midville railway station, Authorpe railway station, Withcall railway station, Coningsby railway station | ||
Louth railway station was a station in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. It served as a junction for several different now closed lines which converged on the town.
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History
The foundation stone of Louth railway station was formally laid on 8 July 1847 by Miss Charlotte Alington Pye, a popular ballad writer of the time (who used the pseudonym "Claribel" from a Tennyson poem). The architects of the station buildings were John Grey Weightman and Matthew Ellison Hadfield of Sheffield.
The station was damaged by bombing on 19 February 1941 killing a local man, George Bradley, who was the fireman of an engine shunting in the goods yard.
Louth Station was closed to passengers in 1970. The line northwards to Grimsby remained open for freight until 1980. A 5-car diesel multiple unit formed a special into Louth on 20 December 1980; at the time, the only remaining track was into the bay platform No. 1. The station building was saved from demolition and converted into flats.
Preservation future
The Lincolnshire Wolds Railway plans to eventually extend their services to Louth in the future, however the original station building can no longer be used as the terminus as it had been renovated to flats over the years. A new station will be built approx. 3/4 mile to the north of the original station. Louth North signalbox is still standing in its original position by the level crossing. This has now been converted to a house.
The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) Report Connecting Communities: Expanding Access to the Rail Network (2009) evaluated the line as worth considering for reopening.