History

The first section of the Great Northern Railway

Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)

The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....

 (GNR) - that from to a junction with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was formed by amalgamation in 1847. The MS&LR changed its name to the Great Central Railway in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.-Origin:...

 at Grimsby

Grimsby Town railway station

Grimsby Town railway station serves the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is currently operated by First TransPennine Express, and is also served by Northern Rail and East Midlands Trains...

 - opened on 1 March 1848, but the southern section of the main line, between and , was not opened until August 1850. Holme was one of the original stations, opening with the line on 7 August 1850.

On 1 August 1863 Holme became a junction station with the opening of the Ramsey Railway, between Holme and Ramsey

Ramsey North railway station

Ramsey North railway station was a railway station in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire which is now closed.It was the terminus of a branch line from Holme on the East Coast main line run by the Great Northern Railway.-History:...

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The Ramsey branch closed to passengers on 6 October 1947, and Holme station closed on 6 April 1959.

Route

External links

• Holme station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
• Holme station on Subterranea Britannica