Horncastle railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

53°12′23″N 0°07′28″W / 53.2065°N 0.1244°W / 53.2065; -0.1244Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyHorncastle RailwayPre-groupingGreat Northern RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates11 August 1855opened13 September 1954closed (passenger)5 April 1971closed (goods)

Horncastle railway station was a station in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. It was at the end of a short branch line that ran from Woodhall Junction^[1] which opened on 11 August 1855.^[2] Like many fairly rural stations it was eventually shut as the rail network was cut back, with passenger service withdrawn from 13 September 1954^[2] and goods and freight terminating on 5 April 1971.^[3]

The station building was demolished in 1985 and the site is now occupied by Bush Tyres and by the Granary Way Housing Estate. The only surviving evidence is a gate post at the entrance to the goods yards.^[4]

The track bed to Woodhall Spa survives as a long-distance footpath.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Woodhall Spa		Great Northern Railway Horncastle Railway		Terminus

References

^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17
^ ^a ^b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 123. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Historic England. "Horncastle Station (499040)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 March 2013.
^ Catford, Nick. "Horncastle". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 October 2019.