Scunthorpe railway station was a small railway station, the original southern terminus of the North Lindsey Light Railway

North Lindsey Light Railway

The North Lindsey Light Railway was a light railway in North Lincolnshire. It was later absorbed by the Great Central Railway and later, on grouping, it passed to the London and North Eastern Railway...

 situated adjacent to the level crossing on Dawes Lane and about 1/2 mile east of the present main line station, opened in 1926, and about 1/8 mile east of Frodingham railway station

Frodingham railway station

Frodingham railway station was a railway station in Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England. It was open by the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway on 1 October 1866 and, like all the others built by that company, had staggered platforms set around the level crossing on the Brigg Road...

, Scunthorpes first station.

The station was opened on 3 September 1906 with a service to Winterton and Thealby

Winterton and Thealby railway station

Winterton and Thealby railway station was a station, built by the North Lindsey Light Railway in Winterton, Lincolnshire on their line from Scunthorpe to Winteringham. The station was opened on 3 September 1906 and has since been closed...

. Passenger services ended in 1925 but the section of line through the station is still open in connection with bulk waste trains from sites on Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

 to a landfill at Roxby mines.