Cottam railway station

This article is about a former railway station in Nottinghamshire. For the proposed railway station in Preston, see Cottam railway station (Lancashire).

Cottam railway station was a station in Cottam, Nottinghamshire, England which is now closed.^[2] Part of the route on which the station was located remained in use for freight trains serving Cottam power stations, with the final train running in September 2019. The line is now officially closed, and hasn't been used since then. The line through to Saxilby and Lincoln via Torksey closed to passengers in November 1959.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Leverton		Great Central Railway Clarborough Junction-Cottam-Sykes Junction branch		Torksey

Cottam
Track near Cottham Power Station, the station was roughly after the power station on an abandoned section of the line through Torksey to Saxilby.
General information
Location	England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
December 1850	Opened
2 November 1959	Closed[1]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16

53.3092°N 0.7740°W / 53.3092; -0.7740