Winteringham railway station

Former railway station in England

53°41′26″N 0°35′19″W / 53.69059°N 0.58852°W / 53.69059; -0.58852Grid referenceSE933225Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Lindsey Light RailwayPre-groupingGreat Central RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates15 July 1907 (1907-07-15)Station opened13 July 1925Station closed

Winteringham railway station was built by the North Lindsey Light Railway in Winteringham, Lincolnshire, England and opened for public service on 15 July 1907[1] although the first train, a village sports club special, had run two days previously.[2]

Just north of the station the line divided in two;[3] the "main line" ran to Whitton, and a "branch line" to a wharf at Winteringham Haven on the Humber where the company had installed two shutes for handling coal and slag. A weekly ferry service operated from the Haven to Hull, outward on Monday and returning on Wednesday.[4][5]

Part of Page 645 of April 1910 British public railway timetable, aka Bradshaw's Guide

The station closed to passengers on Monday 13 July 1925, though in all probability the last train ran on Saturday 11 July. It remained open for goods traffic until 1 October 1951, with local farmers objecting strongly to its closure, citing particularly the station's use for onward transportation of their sugar beet to the Brigg sugar factory.[1]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
West Halton   North Lindsey Light Railway   Whitton
    Winteringham Haven

References

  1. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Appleby Frodingham News, Summer 1959
  3. ^ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 22, section E4. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
  4. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 22
  5. ^ "Great Central" (Vol. 3)(Fay sets the pace), George Dow, 1965. Locomotive Publishing Co., London. ISBN 0-7110-0263-0

External links

  • local web site, with station trackplan and photos
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Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire
North Lindsey Light Railway
Axholme Joint RailwayBarton and Immingham Light RailwayGrimsby and Immingham Electric RailwayLouth to Bardney LineEast Lincolnshire RailwayMablethorpe Loop LineBarton and New Holland RailwayKirkstead and Little Steeping RailwayDoncaster to Keadby lineTrent, Ancholme and Grimsby RailwayGreat Central RailwayLincolnshire loop lineGt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt RailwayMidland and Great Northern Joint RailwayBourne and Sleaford RailwayBourn and Essendine RailwayGrantham–Peterborough lineLincoln–Grantham lineOther lines