Joan Croft Halt railway station
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Joan Croft Halt railway station was a small halt on the East Coast Main Line
(ECML) situated by the level crossing at Joan Croft Junction in South Yorkshire
, England
. The junction gives access from the ECML to the Skellow line of the West Riding and Grimsby Railway
and eventually to Hull
, Immingham
and Grimsby
Docks.
The halt consisted of two flanking platforms to the south of the level crossing with brick built station buildings on the York-bound side. These buildings still stand in private use. The station was set in the countryside with just a few cottages situated either side at some distance.
The station was not, possibly never, shown in railway timetables.
The station opened circa 1920 and closed in the 1950s.
In May 2011 Network Rail
applied to the Infrastructure Planning Commission
for permission to construct a North Doncaster chord to link two lines, the Askern line
and the Skellow line, with a viaduct passing above Joan Croft junction. As part of the proposed works, the Joan Croft level crossing will be closed and replaced by a road bridge. Closing the level crossing will allow the overhead wires on the ECML to be lowered (because the wires will no longer have to be higher than the highest road vehicle plus a safety margin), thus allowing the new railway viaduct to be constructed at a lower level.
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
(ECML) situated by the level crossing at Joan Croft Junction in South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The junction gives access from the ECML to the Skellow line of the West Riding and Grimsby Railway
West Riding and Grimsby Railway
The West Riding and Grimsby Railway was a joint railway whose main line linked Wakefield with Doncaster, whilst a branch line ran between Adwick and Stainforth...
and eventually to Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, Immingham
Immingham
Immingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...
and Grimsby
Grimsby
Grimsby is a seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. It has been the administrative centre of the unitary authority area of North East Lincolnshire since 1996...
Docks.
The halt consisted of two flanking platforms to the south of the level crossing with brick built station buildings on the York-bound side. These buildings still stand in private use. The station was set in the countryside with just a few cottages situated either side at some distance.
The station was not, possibly never, shown in railway timetables.
The station opened circa 1920 and closed in the 1950s.
In May 2011 Network Rail
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
applied to the Infrastructure Planning Commission
Infrastructure Planning Commission
The Infrastructure Planning Commission began operating on 1 October 2009 as the examining and in certain circumstances the decision making body for proposed nationally significant infrastructure projects in England and Wales...
for permission to construct a North Doncaster chord to link two lines, the Askern line
Askern Branch Line
The Askern Branch Line is a railway line in South, North and West Yorkshire in England which runs from Shaftholme Junction north of Doncaster , via Askern, Norton and Womersley to Knottingley, where it joins the Pontefract Line.-History:It was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway on 6 June...
and the Skellow line, with a viaduct passing above Joan Croft junction. As part of the proposed works, the Joan Croft level crossing will be closed and replaced by a road bridge. Closing the level crossing will allow the overhead wires on the ECML to be lowered (because the wires will no longer have to be higher than the highest road vehicle plus a safety margin), thus allowing the new railway viaduct to be constructed at a lower level.