Whitton railway station (Lincolnshire)
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Whitton railway station was a railway station, built by the North Lindsey Light Railway
in Whitton, Lincolnshire. It was the northern terminus of the line from Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane) railway station
. It is now closed.
The railway company built a pier on the river Humber which gave the Gainsborough - Hull packet steamer an additional calling point, utilised three times weekly.
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...
in Whitton, Lincolnshire. It was the northern terminus of the line from Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane) railway station
Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane) railway station
Scunthorpe railway station was a small railway station, the original southern terminus of the North Lindsey Light 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...
. It is now closed.
The railway company built a pier on the river Humber which gave the Gainsborough - Hull packet steamer an additional calling point, utilised three times weekly.