West Halton railway station

West Halton railway station was a station in West Halton, Lincolnshire.[1] The station was built by the North Lindsey Light Railway on its line from Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane) railway station to Whitton in north Lincolnshire. The station was opened with the first section of the line (between Scunthorpe, where there was a junction with the Great Central Railway, and West Halton) on 3 September 1906;[2][3] the line was extended from West Halton to Winteringham Haven on 15 July 1907.[4] Following this extension, the passenger service along the line consisted of three trains each way between Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane) and Winteringham, which called at Winterton and Thealby and West Halton.[4] The station closed on 13 July 1925.[3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Winterton		North Lindsey Light Railway		Winteringham

Part of Page 645 of April 1910 British public railway timetable, aka Bradshaw's Guide

West Halton
Location
Place	West Halton
Area	North Lincolnshire
Coordinates	53.6706°N 0.6216°W / 53.6706; -0.6216
Grid reference	SE911202
Operations
Original company	North Lindsey Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
3 September 1906 (1906-09-03)	Station opened as terminus
15 July 1907	Line extended
13 July 1925 (1925-07-13)	Station closed
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

References

1. British Railways Atlas 1947: The last days of the Big Four. Hersham: Ian Allan. April 2011 [1948]. p. 22, section E4. ISBN 978-0-7110-3643-7. 1104/A2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900-1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 113. ISBN 0-7110-0263-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 245. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. Dow 1965, p. 115