Horncastle railway station

Horncastle
Horncastle granary in 2005
Location
Place	Horncastle
Area	Lincolnshire
Coordinates	53°12′23″N 0°07′28″W / 53.2065°N 0.1244°WCoordinates: 53°12′23″N 0°07′28″W / 53.2065°N 0.1244°W
Operations
Original company	Horncastle Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
History
11 August 1855	opened
12 September 1954	closed (passenger)
5 April 1971	closed (goods)
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Horncastle railway station was a station in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. It was at the end of a short branch line that ran from Woodhall Junction^[1] which opened on 11 August 1855.^[2] Like many fairly rural stations it was eventually shut as the rail network was cutback, with passenger trains ceasing on 12 September 1954^[2] and goods and freight terminating on 5 April 1971.^[3]

The station building was demolished in the 1980s and the site is now occupied by Bush Tyres and by the Granary Way Housing Estate. One of the warehouses in the goods yard remains.

The track bed to Woodhall Spa survives as a long distance footpath.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Woodhall Spa		Great Northern Railway Horncastle Railway		Terminus

References

1. British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 123. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Historic England. "Horncastle Station (499040)". PastScape. Retrieved 2013-03-15.