Halton Holegate Railway Station is a former station in

Halton Holegate Halton Holegate is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated east from Spilsby. The village Anglican church is Grade II* listed and dedicated to St Andrew. Originating from the 14th century with la ...

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. It was on a short branch from

Firsby Firsby is a small rural linear village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated east from the city and county town of Lincoln, south-east from the nearest market town of Spilsby, and inland fro ...

Spilsby Spilsby is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The town is adjacent to the main A16, east of the county town of Lincoln, north-east of Boston and north-west of Skegness. It ...

History of the branch line

A small private local railway company built a branch line from Firsby junction to Spilsby, which opened on 1 May 1868. The branch was just over four miles (6 km) long and connected Spilsby to the Kings Cross London to

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main line. The necessary parliamentary permission had been obtained by an Act in July 1865 which incorporated the Spilsby & Firsby Railway Company with an authorised capital of £20,000 and loans of £8,333 for the construction of the four-mile (6 km) long, single-track branch. Construction of the railway began in March 1867. The ceremonial cutting of the first turf was performed by a local rector, The Reverend Rawnsley, who was standing in for the railway company's chairman Lord Willoughby de Eresby the 25th Baron. The Railway was expected to be opened quickly but disputes with the contractors arose over the quality of their work, and several lengths of track had to be replaced. The Great Northern Railway bought out the Spilsby & Firsby Railway Company for £20,000 through an Act of Parliament on 25 July 1890. Halton Holegate was the only other intermediate station on the short branch line. Passenger services were suspended in 1939. A goods service for grain, potatoes, livestock and other agricultural products continued for nearly 20 years. Goods including petrol, paraffin and coal continued to come into Spilsby via the rail link up to its final closure on 30 November 1958.

Halton Holegate station

Halton Holegate station had a single platform on the upside and the main station building included the station master's residence, a booking office and a small waiting room. Other buildings had a signal box, an engine shed and a cattle pen alongside a loop siding. The station has been sold into private ownership and the original station building extended as a private residence. The engine shed remains in good condition and the track bed has been infilled to the platform level.

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External links

Halton Holegate station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Halton Holegate station on Subterranea Britannica
{{Closed stations Lincolnshire Disused railway stations in Lincolnshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939 Former Great Northern Railway stations