Killingholme railway station

Killingholme railway station was located on Killingholme Marsh in the parish of South Killingholme, Lincolnshire, equidistant from the villages of North and South Killingholme.[6][7]

Killingholme
LocationNorth and South Killingholme, North East Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53.6482°N 0.2255°W / 53.6482; -0.2255
Grid referenceTA173183
Platforms1[1]
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[2]Station opened
July 1956Station became an unstaffed halt[3]
17 June 1963Station closed to passengers
4 January 1965Station closed completely[4][5]

The station was built by the Barton and Immingham Light Railway under the auspices of the Great Central Railway.[8] 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 six minutes.[9]

The station had a single straight wooden platform bearing a small wooden station building with minimal facilities.[10] Early maps show that the station was situated on a passing loop, but no second platform was ever built.

When the line and station were built the area was rural and very thinly populated. By 2015 the area had become industrial but remained thinly populated. A single track still ran through the site, now carrying modern produce.

On 7 October 1967 a RCTS railtour passed through the station.[11][12]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Killingholme Admiralty Platform
Line and station closed		   Great Central Railway
Barton and Immingham Light Railway		   Immingham Western Jetty
Line and station closed
1911-about 1922
    Immingham Dock
Line and station closed
About 1922-1963

References
  1. Squires 1988, p. 17.
  2. Ludlam 1996, p. 44.
  3. Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 78.
  4. King & Hewins 1989, p. 34.
  5. Butt 1995, p. 132.
  6. Anon 2011, p. 22.
  7. Smith & Turner 2012, Map 22.
  8. Dow 1965, p. 235.
  9. Bradshaw 1985, p. 720.
  10. King & Hewins 1989, Photo 100.
  11. Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 79.
  12. Mitchell & Smith 2017, Photo 81b.

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.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • 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.
  • King, Paul K.; Hewins, Dave R. (1989). Scenes from the Past: 5 The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-east Lincolnshire. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870119-04-7.
  • 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.
  • Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012). Railway Atlas Then and Now. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6.
  • Squires, Stewart E. (1988). The Lost Railways of Lincolnshire. Ware: Castlemead Publications. ISBN 978-0-948555-14-5.


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