Rippingale railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

52°50′24″N 0°20′45″W / 52.83992°N 0.34593°W / 52.83992; -0.34593Grid referenceTF115282Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Northern RailwayPre-groupingGreat Northern RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates1872opened1930closed (passengers)15 June 1964closed (goods)

Rippingale railway station was a station serving the villages of Rippingale, Dowsby and Dunsby, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway. It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.^[1] The section from Bourne through Rippingale to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1964.^[2]

The station building is now a private residence.^[3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Billingborough and Horbling Line and station closed		Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford Railway		Morton Road Line and station closed

References

^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
^ Historic England. "Rippingale station (507063)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
^ "Showpiece junction model will be heart of new heritage centre". Heritage Railway. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2023 – via PressReader.

External links

Rippingale station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
England - Lincolnshire (Map). 1:10,560. County series, Epoch 1. Ordnance Survey. 1891. Sheet 132/NE. ; Rippingale station on 1891 OS map.
Village web site

Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire

North Lindsey Light Railway