History

The Great Northern Railway

Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)

The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....

 planned and built a branch line from to in stages, the final stage between and Louth opening to goods on 28 June 1876 and passengers on 01 December 1876. Hallington railway station was the first station west of Louth on this line.

Passenger services ended on 5 November 1951, goods traffic on 17 December 1956.

The station buildings still stand and are now a private dwelling.

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