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East Halton
General information
LocationNorth East Lincolnshire
Platforms2[1]
History
Original companyBarton and Immingham Light Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1911[2]Station opened
July 1956Station became an unstaffed halt[3]
17 June 1963Station closed

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][10][11]

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.[12] 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

  1. ^ Jackson 1996, p. 74.
  2. ^ Ludlam 1996, p. 44.
  3. ^ a b Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 79.
  4. ^ Anon 2011, p. 22.
  5. ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 22.
  6. ^ Dow 1965, p. 235.
  7. ^ Bradshaw 1985, p. 720.
  8. ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 32.
  9. ^ Burgess 2007, p. 5.
  10. ^ Ludlam 1996, p. 42.
  11. ^ Ludlam 2016, p. 25.
  12. ^ Quayle 1981, p. 473.

Sources

  • Bates, Chris; Bairstow, Martin (2005). Railways in North Lincolnshire. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1 871944 30 9. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [1922]. July 1922 Railway Guide. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Burgess, Neil (2007). Lincolnshire's Lost Railways. Catrine, Ayrshire: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 184033407X. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Anon (2011). British Railways Atlas 1947: The Last Days of the Big Four. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0711036438. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900-1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0263-0. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Jackson, David (1996). J. G. Robinson, A Lifetime's Work. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 497 0. OL98. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • 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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Ludlam, A.J. (2016). Immingham - A Lincolnshire Railway Centre (Lincolnshire Railway Centres). Ludborough, Lincolnshire: Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Society. ISBN 0995461007. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Ludlam, A.J. (1996). Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 494 6. LP 198. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Quayle, H.I. (October 1981). Slater, J.N (ed.). "Boat Train to the Humber". The Railway Magazine. 127 (966). London: Tothill Press Ltd. ISSN 0033-8923. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012). Railway Atlas Then and Now. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978 0 7110 3695 6. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
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