Horncastle | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Horncastle, Lincolnshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.2065°N -0.1244°W |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | Horncastle Railway |
Pregroup: | Great Northern Railway |
Postgroup: | LNER |
Years: | 11 August 1855 |
Events: | opened |
Years2: | 13 September 1954 |
Events2: | closed (passenger) |
Years3: | 5 April 1971 |
Events3: | closed (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Like many fairly rural stations it was eventually shut as the rail network was cut back, with passenger service withdrawn from 13 September 1954 and goods and freight terminating on 5 April 1971.[3]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.