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Victoria Dock branch line, Kingston upon Hull
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. 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.
Further reading:
Wikipedia: Link
Hull History Nerd: Link
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.
Further reading:
Wikipedia: Link
Hull History Nerd: Link
Created: Thu, 19 Dec 2024, Updated: Sat, 30 Aug 2025
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