Weelsby Road Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Weelsby, North East Lincolnshire England |
| Grid reference | TA275081 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 11 December 1905 | Opened |
| 1 January 1940 | Last train |
| 10 March 1952 | Official closure |
| December 1980 | Closure of line |
Weelsby Road Halt was a railway halt on the East Lincolnshire Railway[1] which served the Weelsby Road area of eastern Grimsby in Lincolnshire between 1905 and 1940. The station was opened as part of a new motor train service between Grimsby and Louth. It was the site of major works in 1933 when a plate girder bridge was constructed to replace a level crossing, enabling road traffic to pass underneath through a subway. The station closed in 1952 following a period of temporary closure during the Second World War. The line through Weelsby remained open for freight until December 1980. The trackbed was later reused by Humberside County Council to construct the A16 Peaks Parkway which now runs through the site. Building of the road put an end to the aspirations of the Great Northern and East Lincolnshire Railway plc (now the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway) to reopen the line as a heritage railway.