Great Ponton railway station
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View through the railway bridge towards the site of the old Great Ponton station
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| Location | |
| Place | Corby Glen |
| Area | Lincolnshire |
| Grid reference | SK933304 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 2 October 1853 | Opened |
| 1 September 1959 | 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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Great Ponton railway station was a station on the East Coast Main Line at Great Ponton, Lincolnshire, England. The Great Northern Railway opened it in 1853 and British Railways closed it in 1959.
The Park Gate Iron and Steel Company had an ironstone quarry east of Sproxton, Leicestershire. A 6-mile (10 km) mineral railway linked it with the East Coast Main Line at a junction just under 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Great Ponton station.[1] A 1917 Manning Wardle steam locomotive that worked the line is preserved on the Kent and East Sussex Railway.[2]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Corby Glen Line open, station closed |
Great Northern Railway | Grantham Line and station open |
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