Collingham Bridge railway station was a

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serving the villages of Collingham and

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. The station opened on 1 May 1876, and closed on 6 January 1964. The station's coal yard is now a car park for the

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with the location for the original station much further to the South West, aligning with the current Linton Road.

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Collingham Bridge station site geograph-3153160-by-Ben-Brooksbank

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Collingham Bridge station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
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