Great Ponton railway station

Great Ponton railway station was a station on the East Coast Main Line at Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England. The Great Northern Railway opened it in 1853 and British Railways closed it in 1958. The station was demolished soon after closure.

Great Ponton
View through the railway bridge towards the site of the old Great Ponton station
Location
Place	Corby Glen
Area	Lincolnshire
Grid reference	SK933304
Operations
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
2 October 1853	Opened
15 September 1958[1]	Closed for passengers
29 April 1963	Closed for freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The Park Gate Iron and Steel Company had an ironstone quarry east of Sproxton, Leicestershire. A 6-mile (10 km) mineral railway linked it with the East Coast Main Line at a junction just under 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Great Ponton station.[2] A 1917 Manning Wardle steam locomotive that worked the line is preserved on the Kent and East Sussex Railway.[3]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Corby Glen Line open, station closed		Great Northern Railway		Grantham Line and station open

References

1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 56
2. "New Popular Edition Maps". Retrieved 31 October 2013.
3. "No. 14 Charwelton". Steam Locomotives. Kent and East Sussex Railway. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.