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


Quarry link

The Park Gate Iron and Steel Company had an ironstone quarry east of Sproxton, Leicestershire. A Industrial railway, mineral railway linked it with the East Coast Main Line at a junction just under south of Great Ponton station. A 1917 Manning Wardle steam locomotive that worked the line is preserved on the Kent and East Sussex Railway.


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{{Closed stations Lincolnshire Disused railway stations in Lincolnshire Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1853 Former Great Northern Railway stations