Immingham (Eastern Jetty) railway station

Immingham (Eastern Jetty)
A postcard of the station in the 1910s
General information
LocationImmingham, North East Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53°37′51″N 0°10′55″W / 53.6307°N 0.1819°W / 53.6307; -0.1819
Grid referenceTA203165
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Central Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
15 May 1912opened
1939closed[2][3]

Immingham (Eastern Jetty) railway station was a special excursion station built along the port's eastern jetty[4] to cater for traffic to passenger ships on cruises to the North Cape, Norwegian Fjords and the Baltic.

The station was not much more than a long wooden platform along the jetty. It was only used for the transfer of the passengers and luggage from train to ship and vice versa so little in the way of facilities was needed or provided. The critical provision was numerous staff to guide travellers and handle their belongings.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ King 2019, p. 92.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 127.
  3. ^ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 88.
  4. ^ Dow 1965, p. 260.
  5. ^ Mummery & Butler 1999, pp. 88–98.
  6. ^ Mitchell & Smith 2017, Photo 105.
  7. ^ WEA 1994, p. 29.