Mablethorpe railway station

Mablethorpe railway station was a station in the town of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, which is now closed.^[2] The station was demolished soon after closure. Since 1985 only a short section of platform survives, forming a wall of a flower bed in a public garden.

Mablethorpe
The former station site at Mablethorpe.
General information
Location	Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire England
Coordinates	53°20′28″N 0°15′30″E / 53.3410°N 0.2583°E / 53.3410; 0.2583
Grid reference	TF504850
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	17 October 1877; 146 years ago (1877-10-17)
Closed	5 October 1970; 53 years ago (1970-10-05)^[1]
Original company	Louth and East Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER

The station was situated on the north side of High Street, between the present-day Station Road and Alexandra Road.

In March 2021, a bid was submitted to restore the line to Mablethorpe as part of the third round of the Restoring Your Railway fund. ^[3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Sutton-on-Sea		Great Northern Railway Mablethorpe loop railway		Theddlethorpe

References

1. . Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
3. In full: The 85 abandoned rail schemes vying for restoration funding 16 March 2021