Sturton railway station

The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) was formed on 1 January 1847 by the amalgamation of several railway companies, one of which was the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction Railway (S&LJR). This had been incorporated on 3 August 1846 for a line linking Sheffield (on the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway) with Gainsborough (on the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway).^[1]

The main line of the MS&LR between Manchester and Grimsby was opened in stages. The final section – that of the erstwhile S&LJR between Woodhouse Junction and Gainsborough – was opened by the MS&LR on 17 July 1849, and included five intermediate stations, one of which was Sturton, just over 70+1⁄2 miles (113.5 km) from Manchester.^[2][3]

In 1897, the MS&LR was renamed the Great Central Railway (GCR).^[4] In 1904 Sturton station had facilities for handling passengers, parcels, goods and livestock (including horses and prize cattle).^[5] The GCR amalgamated with other railways on 1 January 1923 to create the London and North Eastern Railway.

Sturton station closed to passengers on 2 February 1959.^[6]

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2018). Gainsborough to Sheffield. Middleton Press. figs. 33–34. ISBN 978-1-910356-17-3.