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Rail transport in Great Britain. Wikipedia: Link
Hull & Selby Railway 1840, transferred to N.E.R. 1872. Wikipedia: Link
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Company 1847. Named changed to The Great Central Railway 1897. Wikipedia: Link
York & North Midland Railway 1848, merged with the N.E.R. 1854. Wikipedia: Link
Hull & Holderness Railway 1853, transferred to N.E.R. 1862, closed 1964. Wikipedia: Link
North Eastern Railway 1854, transferred to L.N.E.R. 1923 Wikipedia: Link
Hull & Hornsea Railway 1864, transferred to N.E.R. 1866, closed 1964. Wikipedia: Link
Hull, Barnsley & West Riding Junction & Dock Company 1885, transferred to N.E.R., then L.N.E.R. 1923. Wikipedia: Link
London North Eastern Railway (L.N.E.R.) 1923 to 1948 Wikipedia: Link
British Railways (North Eastern Region) 1948 to 1997 (traded as British Rail from 1965). Wikipedia: Link
Upon privatisation in 1997, track, signalling and stations transferred to Railtrack, and services to be run by 25 train operating companies.
Hull Paragon Interchange is served by four train operating companies in 2024: Wikipedia: Link
Hull Trains 1999 to 2032. Wikipedia: Link
TransPennine Trains Limited, trading as TransPennine Express (TPE) 2023 to date. Wikipedia: Link
London North Eastern Railway (L.N.E.R.) Wikipedia: Link
Northern Trains. Wikipedia: Link

The Victoria Dock branch line was a branch line within the city of Kingston upon Hull that connected the Hull and Hornsea Railway to the east and the York and North Midland Railway and Hull and Selby Railway to the west, terminating at Victoria Dock Station. Wikipedia: Link The line was opened for freight traffic on 16 May 1853 and for passenger traffic on 1 June 1853. Passenger traffic ceased a year later due to lack of numbers.

The semi-circular line ran for a little over three miles from the junction of the Hull and Selby line near Anlaby Road northwards. As the line was at ground level, it was necessary to have level crossings across major roads. Travelling east from the Junction the line had stations at Hull Botanic Gardens, Stepney, Sculcoates, Wilmington and Southcoates before terminating at Victoria Docks. The line crossed Spring Bank, Park Street, Beverley Road, Wincolmlee, Stoneferry Lane, Dansom Lane, Holderness Road and finally Hedon Road.

Victoria Station was the terminus for the Hull and Holderness Railway when it opened and Hull and Hornsea Railway trains terminated at Wilmington until both lines used the Victoria Branch Line to run all the way to Paragon Station. In 1964 those two lines closed and forced the closure of the intermediate stations that had been re-opened after its initial closure. Freight traffic continued to run the Victoria Docks until 1968.