Killingholme Admiralty Platform railway station
| Killingholme Admiralty Platform | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | North Killingholme |
| Area | North East Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°39′53″N 0°14′51″W / 53.6648°N 0.2475°WCoordinates: 53°39′53″N 0°14′51″W / 53.6648°N 0.2475°W |
| Grid reference | TA158201 |
| Operations | |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| between 1923 and 1930 | Station opened by the LNER |
| 17 June 1963 | Station closed[1] |
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Killingholme Admiralty Platform railway station, known locally as Admiralty Platform, was near North Killingholme Haven, Lincolnshire, England.
The station was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway at some time between 1923 and 1930 as a later addition to the branch line from Goxhill to Immingham Dock, near both the former seaplane base at RNAS Killingholme and the Admiralty oil terminal at North Killingholme Haven.
Like its neighbour Killingholme, Admiralty Platform had a single, straight, wooden platform with minimal facilities.[2][3] These were still intact when a RCTS Special called four years after closure on 7 October 1967.[4]
The station was unusual in several respects:
- although opened primarily to serve a naval base it was a public station, at least outside wartime
- it evaded maps, including OS maps[5][6]
- it evaded timetables[2][7]
and
The station closed on 17 June 1963 along with the other stations on the line.
When the line and station opened the area was rural and thinly populated. By 2015 the area round the former station had become industrial but remained thinly populated. The track through the station site was still in use for freight.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Halton Line and station closed |
London and North Eastern Railway | Killingholme Line and station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 132.
- 1 2 King & Hewins 1989, Photo 38.
- ↑ Ludlam 1996, p. 42.
- ↑ Bates & Bairstow 2005, p. 79.
- ↑ Station not shown on 1947 OS map
- ↑ Allen 1958, p. 316.
- ↑ Ludlam 1996, pp. 46-7.
- ↑ Ludlam 1996, p. 45.
- ↑ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 91.
Sources
- Allen, G. Freeman (June 1958). Allen, G. Freeman, ed. "Day Trip to Grimsby: Part Two". Trains Illustrated (Hampton Court, Surrey: Ian Allan Ltd) XI (117).
- Bates, Chris; Bairstow, Martin (2005). Railways in North Lincolnshire. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1 871944 30 9.
- 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, Roger W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations, Halts and Stopping Places X 43. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 281 1.
- 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 1 870119 04 5.
- Ludlam, A.J. (1996). Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries, LP 198. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 494 6.
External links
- Railtour visit 6 October 1967 via Six Bells Junction
- Services from New Holland not showing the station. via Disused Stations UK
- The station not on a 1930 OS map via National Library of Scotland
- The station not on a 1948 OS map via npe maps
- The station not on a 1953 OS map via National Library of Scotland
- The station not on a 1961 OS map via National Library of Scotland
- The station and section of line via railwaycodes
- The station on a 1941 aerial photo at p28, via National grid
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