| 词条 | Woodhall Spa railway station |
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|name = Woodhall Spa |locale = Lincolnshire |borough = Lincolnshire |image_name = |caption = |original = Horncastle Railway |pregroup = Great Northern Railway |postgroup = LNER |platforms = 1 |coordinates = |gridref = |years = 11 August 1855 |events = opened |years2 = 13 September 1954 |events2 = closed (passenger) }}Woodhall Spa railway station was a station in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire on a small branch line running north from Woodhall Junction to Horncastle. Both the station and the line are now closed.[1] In 1846 the Great Northern rail company purchased the land to build a {{convert|58|mi|km}} rail link from Peterborough to Lincoln via Spalding and Boston with the Boston to Lincoln section being built along the banks of the River Witham. Works commenced in 1847 and the line opened on 17 October 1848.[2] The Kirkstead Station, later to be renamed the Woodhall Junction, was one of seven between Lincoln and Boston. To the north were Stixwould, Southrey and Bardney and to the south were Tattershall, Dogdyke and Langrick. Horncastle branchIn 1853 three local businessmen negotiated with the G.N.R. with a view to open a branch of the line, the Horncastle Branch, from the Woodhall Junction to Horncastle. They formed the Horncastle and Kirkstead Junction Railway Company,[3] and the line was opened on 11 August 1855[4] and transported the gentry into the heart of Woodhall where they could easily get to the hotels and public attractions. The line also provided a better means of transport for goods being transported to and from Horncastle than the River Bain.[2] ClosureThe line closed for passengers from 13 September 1954[4] but freight traffic continued along the line until 6 April 1971 and demolition came soon after.[2] After the track was removed the land was sold off to various land owners, mostly local farmers, but some has been used to recently create a paved walk and cycle path, called The Water Rail Way, from Kirkstead to Lincoln. As of summer 2009 the path is complete and open for public use.[5] The course of the Horncastle Branch to Horncastle has also been turned into a bridleway, The Spa Trail,[6] allowing for a safe journey to Horncastle that is used by 15,000 people a year. {{Disused Rail Start}}{{Rail line|previous=Woodhall Junction|next=Horncastle|route=Great Northern RailwayHorncastle Railway |col={{GNR colour}} }}{{S-end}} External links
References1. ^British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17 {{coord|53.1523|-0.2148|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=title}}{{Closed stations Lincolnshire}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Woodhall Spa Station|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/woodhall_spa/index.shtml|publisher=Disused Stations|accessdate=26 May 2011}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=The Horncastle and Kirkstead Junction Railway Company|url=http://www.cottagemuseum.co.uk/?page_id=290|publisher=The Cottage Museum|accessdate=26 May 2011}} 4. ^1 {{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=254 |ref=harv }} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Water Rail Way|url=http://www.sustrans.org.uk/sustrans-near-you/midlands/easy-rides-in-the-midlands/water-rail-way|publisher=Sustrans|accessdate=26 May 2011}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Visit Lincolnshire|url=http://www.visitlincolnshire.com/site/things-to-do/activities/the-spa-trail-p341081|work=The Spa Trail|publisher=Lincolnshire County Council|accessdate=26 May 2011}} 4 : Disused railway stations in Lincolnshire|Former Great Northern Railway stations|Railway stations opened in 1855|Railway stations closed in 1954 |
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