New Holland Town railway station
| New Holland Town | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | New Holland |
| Area | Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°42′16″N 0°21′49″W / 53.7045°N 0.3635°WCoordinates: 53°42′16″N 0°21′49″W / 53.7045°N 0.3635°W |
| Grid reference | TA081243 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 March 1848 | opened |
| 24 June 1981 | closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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New Holland Pier juts 1,375 feet (419 m) northwards into the River Humber at the village of New Holland in North Lincolnshire, England.New Holland Town railway station stood at the landward end of the pier. Whilst its neighbouring Pier station's purpose was to enable railway passengers and goods to transfer to and from ferries plying between New Holland and Hull. New Holland Town station's purpose was for more conventional use by the local community..
New Holland was a "railway village" in the sense that Crewe was a railway town. Expanding the dock, building the pier, the engine shed and the railway to it were promoted and started by the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, though by the time services began that railway had merged with others to form the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. For many years GCR laundry from restaurant cars and hotels was brought to New Holland for cleaning.
The station opened on 1 March 1848 following a Directors' tour of the ferry and route as far as Louth the day before.
Services in the early days were a mix of local and long distance. The line was seen as the gateway to Hull, with transshipment of people and goods being a mere inconvenience. Before long lines reached Hull via Doncaster, so passengers and railways alike realised that longer could be quicker and more convenient. After this the pier and railway eventually settled down to providing local services across the Humber.
These were:
Ferry from Hull to New Holland Pier then train via New Holland Town:
and, from 1911
The Immingham service ceased in 1963, but the other two survived until 1981.
The station had two platforms with either one or two through lines between and, originally, an overall roof which was later removed. However, no published photograph or track diagram shows more than one through line or space for more than one. The station buildings were made of masonry and were more substantial on the eastern side.
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