Horncastle railway station
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Horncastle granary in 2005
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| Location | |
| Place | Horncastle |
| Area | Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Horncastle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| History | |
| 11 August 1855 | opened |
| 12 September 1954 | closed (passenger) |
| 5 April 1971 | closed (goods) |
| 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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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 cutback, with passenger trains ceasing on 12 September 1954[2] and goods and freight terminating on 5 April 1971.[3]
The station building was demolished in the 1980s and the site is now occupied by Bush Tyres and by the Granary Way Housing Estate. One of the warehouses in the goods yard remains.
The track bed to Woodhall Spa survives as a long distance footpath.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Woodhall Spa | Great Northern Railway Horncastle Railway |
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