Haxey Junction railway station

Haxey Junction
Location
Place Haxey
Area North Lincolnshire
Coordinates 53°28′03″N 0°50′36″W / 53.4674°N 0.8432°W / 53.4674; -0.8432Coordinates: 53°28′03″N 0°50′36″W / 53.4674°N 0.8432°W / 53.4674; -0.8432
Grid reference SK769973
Operations
Original company Axholme Joint Railway
Pre-grouping Axholme Joint Railway
Post-grouping Axholme Joint Railway
History
2 January 1905 (1905-01-02) Station opened
17 July 1933 (1933-07-17) Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Haxey Junction railway station was a station in Haxey, Lincolnshire. 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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