West Halton railway station

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West Halton
The site of West Halton Station - geograph.org.uk - 1981157.jpg
General information
Location West Halton, North Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates 53°40′14″N0°37′18″W / 53.6706°N 0.6216°W / 53.6706; -0.6216 Coordinates: 53°40′14″N0°37′18″W / 53.6706°N 0.6216°W / 53.6706; -0.6216
Grid reference SE911202
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Lindsey Light Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
3 September 1906 (1906-09-03)Station opened as terminus
15 July 1907Line extended
13 July 1925 (1925-07-13)Station closed

West Halton railway station was a station in West Halton, Lincolnshire. [1] The station was built by the North Lindsey Light Railway on its line from Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane) railway station to Whitton in north Lincolnshire. The station was opened with the first section of the line (between Scunthorpe, where there was a junction with the Great Central Railway, and West Halton) on 3 September 1906; [2] [3] the line was extended from West Halton to Winteringham Haven on 15 July 1907. [4] Following this extension, the passenger service along the line consisted of three trains each way between Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane) and Winteringham, which called at Winterton and Thealby and West Halton. [4] The station closed on 13 July 1925. [3]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Winterton   North Lindsey Light Railway   Winteringham
Part of Page 645 of April 1910 British public railway timetable, aka Bradshaw's Guide BradshawApril1910p645.JPG
Part of Page 645 of April 1910 British public railway timetable, aka Bradshaw's Guide

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References

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  4. 1 2 Dow 1965 , p. 115