Winteringham railway station
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Winteringham railway station was built by the North Lindsey Light Railway
in Winteringham
, Lincolnshire
, England and opened for public service on 15 July 1907 although the first train, a village sports club special, had run two days previously.
Just north of the station the line divided in two; the "main line" ran to Whitton, and a "branch line" to a wharf at Winteringham Haven
on the Humber
where the company had installed two shutes for handling coal and slag. A weekly ferry service operated from here to Hull
, outward on Monday and returning on Wednesday.
The station closed to passengers on Monday 13 July 1925, though in all probability the last train ran on Saturday 11 July. It remained open for goods traffic until 1 October 1951, with local farmers objecting strongly to its closure, citing particularly the station's use for onward transportation of their sugar beet to the Brigg sugar factory.
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 Winteringham
Winteringham
Winteringham is a village in North Lincolnshire and on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, population 989 .The Romans had a settlement here probably called Ad Abum . The Roman road Ermine Street from London and Lincoln to the south crossed the Humber here by way of a ferry or ford to Brough, and...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England and opened for public service on 15 July 1907 although the first train, a village sports club special, had run two days previously.
Just north of the station the line divided in two; the "main line" ran to Whitton, and a "branch line" to a wharf at Winteringham Haven
Winteringham Haven railway station
Winteringham Haven railway station was a port facility on the south bank of the Humber Estuary, Lincolnshire, England. It was constructed by the North Lindsey Light Railway at the end of a 1/2 mile branch line from Winteringham. The railway company provided two chutes to load ships, one for coal...
on the Humber
Humber
The Humber is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. It is formed at Trent Falls, Faxfleet, by the confluence of the tidal River Ouse and the tidal River Trent. From here to the North Sea, it forms part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire on the north bank...
where the company had installed two shutes for handling coal and slag. A weekly ferry service operated from here to Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, outward on Monday and returning on Wednesday.
The station closed to passengers on Monday 13 July 1925, though in all probability the last train ran on Saturday 11 July. It remained open for goods traffic until 1 October 1951, with local farmers objecting strongly to its closure, citing particularly the station's use for onward transportation of their sugar beet to the Brigg sugar factory.