Donington-on-Bain Station

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Donington-on-Bain is a delightful village in the Lincolnshire Wolds. It was once served by a railway station, some one mile distant from the centre of the village on the pretty little branch line that ran betwixt Louth snd Bardney.

Opened on 1st December 1876 as Donnington-on-Bain, it was later amended to the correctly spelt Donington-on-Bain from 1st January 1877.

The passenger services here, and along the entire branch, ceased on 5th November 1951. Goods services between Louth and Donington-on-Bain ended on 15th December 1956, thus leaving it to become the terminus of the line until it was truncated further to Wragby, when goods was withdrawn from 1st December 1958.

I visited the station on 16th September 2020 to find the main building now in use as a private residence.
Also extant, was the Weighbridge Office near the entrance.
A bridge carries the minor road over the trackbed. This view from it, shows the course of the route towards Louth.
An early view, taken in the opposite direction, from the same bridge, shows the station and a goods train (Mike Black/Disused Stations).
A post-closure view from the same location, looking in the direction of Wragby (Wikimedia).
My photo from the same spot was less successful as the bushes, that can be seen in the previous illustration, have grown and now completely obscure the view.
October 1950 Passenger Timetable for the Louth to Bardney line (My Collection).
An extract from the 19th September 1955 to 10th June 1956 Working Timetable of Feight Trains (My Collection).
More information about the station can be found here 👉 Disused Stations


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