Hougham railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

Hougham
The site of the station in 1992
General information
Location	Hougham, Lincolnshire, South Kesteven England
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
15 July 1852 (1852-07-15)^[1]	Station opened
16 September 1957 (1957-09-16)	Station closed

Hougham railway station is a former railway station in Hougham, Lincolnshire.^[2] The station was about a mile east of the village of Hougham itself and was part of the Great Northern Railway.^[3] The station was opened on 15 July 1852.^[4]

The closure of the station was announced on 17 August 1957 by the British Transport Commission, who confirmed that the station would be declared 'uneconomic' and passenger train services were withdrawn on 16 September 1957 as well as Claypole.^[5]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Barkston Line open, station closed		Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line		Claypole Line open, station closed

References

^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 243
^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
^ "Hougham". GEN UKI. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
^ Ashforth, Steve. "Thomas Nottingham Ashforth". The Website of Steve Ashforth. Retrieved 10 October 2008. ^{[dead link]}
^ "17/08/07 - Long hair was the fashion for these King's School boys". Louth Leader. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. Retrieved 10 October 2008.