East Halton railway station
| East Halton | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | East Halton |
| Area | North East Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°40′09″N 0°16′31″W / 53.6691°N 0.2752°WCoordinates: 53°40′09″N 0°16′31″W / 53.6691°N 0.2752°W |
| Grid reference | TA140205 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Barton and Immingham Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| History | |
| 1 May 1911[2] | Station opened |
| July 1956 | Station became an unstaffed halt[3] |
| 17 June 1963 | Station closed |
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East Halton railway station was located on Skitter Road north of East Halton, Lincolnshire, England.[4][5]
The station was built by the Barton and Immingham Light Railway under the auspices of the Great Central Railway.[6] The line's primary purpose was to enable workers to get to and from Immingham Dock which was being built at the time the line was opened. The typical journey time to the dock was fifteen minutes.[7]
The station was the only one on the line built with two brick faced platforms,[3] though the second track and platform were removed in later years.[8] In 1954 the platform facilities consisted of a seat, a corrugated iron shelter a station sign reading East Halton Halt and two lamps.[9]
Shortly after closure the track was lifted for about 100 yards from the junction at Goxhill, leaving the line through the station as a long siding which was sometimes used to store redundant wagons.[10] Some time later the track was lifted through the station almost to Killingholme Admiralty Platform. In 2015 the line of route was still plain to see.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goxhill Line closed, station open |
Great Central Railway Barton and Immingham Light Railway |
Killingholme Admiralty Platform Line and station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Jackson 1996, p. 74.
- ↑ Ludlam 1996, p. 44.
- 1 2 Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 79.
- ↑ Anon 2011, p. 22.
- ↑ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 22.
- ↑ Dow 1965, p. 235.
- ↑ Bradshaw 1985, p. 720.
- ↑ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 32.
- ↑ Ludlam 1996, p. 42.
- ↑ Quayle 1981, p. 473.
Sources
- Bates, Chris; Bairstow, Martin (2005). Railways in North Lincolnshire. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1 871944 30 9.
- Bradshaw, George (1985) [1922]. July 1922 Railway Guide. Newton Abbott: David & Charles.
- Anon (2011). British Railways Atlas 1947: The Last Days of the Big Four. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0711036438.
- Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900-1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0263-0.
- Jackson, David (1996). J. G. Robinson, A Lifetime's Work. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 497 0. OL98.
- King, Paul K.; Hewins, Dave R. (1989). Scenes from the Past: 5 The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-east Lincolnshire. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1 870119 04 5.
- Ludlam, A.J. (1996). Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 494 6. LP 198.
- Quayle, H.I. (October 1981). Slater, J.N, ed. "Boat Train to the Humber". The Railway Magazine (London: Tothill Press Ltd) 127 (966). ISSN 0033-8923.
- Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012). Railway Atlas Then and Now. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978 0 7110 3695 6.
External links
- Services from New Holland via Disused Stations UK
- The station on a 1930 OS map via National Library of Scotland
- The station on a 1948 OS map via npe maps
- The station and section of line via railwaycodes
- Two photos of the station via yccrp
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