Haxey Junction railway station

Former railway station in England

53°28′03″N 0°50′36″W / 53.4674°N 0.8432°W / 53.4674; -0.8432Grid referenceSK769973Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyAxholme Joint RailwayPre-groupingAxholme Joint RailwayPost-groupingAxholme Joint RailwayKey dates2 January 1905 (1905-01-02)Station opened17 July 1933 (1933-07-17)Station closed

Haxey Junction railway station was a station south of the town of Haxey, on the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire, England. It was the terminus of the Axholme Joint Railway which ran from Marshland Junction near Goole, and was adjacent to Haxey and Epworth station on the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway line which ran from Doncaster to Lincoln. Both stations are now closed,[1] although the former Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway line is still operational.

The line from Haxey Junction to Epworth was opened for goods traffic on 14 November 1904, and for passengers on 2 January 1905, following completion of work recommended by the Board of Trade.[2] It was originally started by the Isle of Axholme Light Railway in 1899,[3] but became part of the Axholme Joint Railway in January 1903, before construction was completed.[4] Passenger services ceased in 1933 but freight continued until closure on 1 February 1956, although the line north of Epworth to Marshland Junction and Goole remained open for freight until 5 April 1965.[5]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Haxey Town   Axholme Joint Railway   Terminus

References

  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  2. ^ Judge 1994, pp. 55, 57
  3. ^ Judge 1994, p. 34
  4. ^ Judge 1994, p. 53
  5. ^ Judge 1994, pp. 220, 222

Bibliography

  • Judge, C.W. (1994). The Axholme Joint Railway. Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-441-8.
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Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire
North Lindsey Light Railway
Axholme Joint RailwayBarton and Immingham Light RailwayGrimsby and Immingham Electric RailwayLouth to Bardney LineEast Lincolnshire RailwayMablethorpe Loop LineBarton and New Holland RailwayKirkstead and Little Steeping RailwayDoncaster to Keadby lineTrent, Ancholme and Grimsby RailwayGreat Central RailwayLincolnshire loop lineGt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt RailwayMidland and Great Northern Joint RailwayBourne and Sleaford RailwayBourn and Essendine RailwayGrantham–Peterborough lineLincoln–Grantham lineOther lines