East Halton railway station

East Halton railway station was located on Skitter Road north of East Halton, Lincolnshire, England.[5][6]

East Halton Halt
LocationEast Halton, North East Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53.6691°N 0.2752°W / 53.6691; -0.2752
Grid referenceTA140205
Platforms2[1][2]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBarton and Immingham Light Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1911[3]Station opened
July 1956Station became an unstaffed halt[4]
17 June 1963Station closed

The station was built by the Barton and Immingham Light Railway under the auspices of the Great Central Railway.[7] 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.[8]

The station was the only one on the line built with two brick faced platforms,[4] though the second track and platform were removed in later years.[9] In 1954 the platform facilities consisted of a seat, a corrugated iron shelter a station sign reading East Halton Halt and two lamps.[10][11][12][13]

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.[14] 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. Squires 1988, p. 17.
  3. Ludlam 1996, p. 44.
  4. Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 79.
  5. Anon 2011, p. 22.
  6. Smith & Turner 2012, Map 22.
  7. Dow 1965, p. 235.
  8. Bradshaw 1985, p. 720.
  9. King & Hewins 1989, Photo 32.
  10. Burgess 2007, p. 5.
  11. Ludlam 1996, p. 42.
  12. Ludlam 2016, p. 25.
  13. Mitchell & Smith 2017, Photo 80.
  14. Quayle 1981, p. 473.

Sources
  • Bates, Chris; Bairstow, Martin (2005). Railways in North Lincolnshire. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. ISBN 978-1-871944-30-3.
  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
  • Burgess, Neil (2007). Lincolnshire's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-407-4.
  • Anon (2011). British Railways Atlas 1947: The Last Days of the Big Four. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3643-7.
  • Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0263-0. OCLC 500447049.
  • Jackson, David (1996). J. G. Robinson, A Lifetime's Work. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-497-5. OL98.
  • King, Paul K.; Hewins, Dave R. (1989). The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-east Lincolnshire. Scenes from the Past: 5. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870119-04-7.
  • Ludlam, A.J. (2016). Immingham - A Lincolnshire Railway Centre (Lincolnshire Railway Centres). Ludborough: Lincolnshire Wolds Railway Society. ISBN 978-0-9954610-0-0.
  • Ludlam, A.J. (1996). Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-494-4. LP 198.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2017). Branch Lines North of Grimsby, including Immingham. Midhurst: Middleton Press (MD). ISBN 978-1-910356-09-8.
  • 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. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6.
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