Cottam railway station
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Cottam railway station was a station in Cottam
, Nottinghamshire
, England
which is now closed. Part of the route on which the station was located remains in use for freight trains serving Cottam Power Station
, although the line through to Saxilby
and Lincoln
via Torksey
closed to passengers in November 1959.
Former Services
Cottam, Nottinghamshire
Cottam is a village in Nottinghamshire 8 miles east of Retford. The village church of Holy Trinity is Norman in origin, restored in 1869 and again in 1890 with the addition of a bell turret. To the south of the village is Cottam Power Station with 8 cooling towers, built between 1964 and...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which is now closed. Part of the route on which the station was located remains in use for freight trains serving Cottam Power Station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
, although the line through to Saxilby
Saxilby railway station
Saxilby railway station serves Saxilby in Lincolnshire, England. The station is west of Lincoln Central on the Sheffield-Lincoln line and the Doncaster-Lincoln Line....
and Lincoln
Lincoln Central railway station
Lincoln Central railway station serves the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The station is operated by East Midlands Trains, who provide services along with Northern Rail and East Coast....
via Torksey
Torksey railway station
Torksey railway station was a station in Torksey, Lincolnshire on the line between Lincoln and Retford. It closed to passengers in 1959, but part of the line remained in use for freight traffic until the early 1980s....
closed to passengers in November 1959.