Remains of the East Lincolnshire Main Line (Burgh-le-Marsh to Firsby)
BURGH-LE-MARSH STATION Opened to Passengers: 3rd September 1848 Opened to Goods; 3rd September 1848 Closed to Passengers: 5th October 1970 Closed to Goods: 2nd May 1966 Notes: Opened as "Burgh" and was renamed " Burgh-le-Marsh" from 1st July 1923. Until the opening of the railway to Skegness in 1873, was the railhead for the town and linked by horse drawn omnibus. In the 1960's it would also become the railhead for Skegness when winter Sunday train services were withdrawn and replaced by a Lincolnshire Road Car bus service to/from Burgh-le-Marsh, which lasted until the closure of the Station. Photographs of Burgh-le-Marsh in the steam era (LEYTR COLLECTION) An extract from the 1923 ABC Guide. Extract from the 1861 Bradshaw's Handbook. An extract from an early Ordnance Survey Map showing the layout of the Station. The Station in the final months before permanent closure (Phot...