Bentham

Location type

Station

Names and dates

Bentham (1850-1851)
Bentham High (1851-1876)
Bentham (1876-)

Station code: BEN National Rail
Where: Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England
Opened on the North Western Railway.

Description

This is a two platform station. The main station building is on the eastbound platform, a 1950s replacement for the original main building. The goods yard was to the west of the station, on the north side of the line.

Tags

Station

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map
01/10/2017




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Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


News items

02/04/2012Posthumous honour for ScotRail station adopter [Railscot]