Little Weighton railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the village of Little Weighton in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Little Weighton | |||||
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Station in 2005 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Little Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°47′18″N 0°30′37″W / 53.7882°N 0.5103°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE982335 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Hull and Barnsley Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1885 | opened | ||||
| 1955 | closed to passengers | ||||
| 1964 | closed for freight | ||||
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The station opened on 27 July 1885, closed to passengers on 1 August 1955 and closed completely on 6 July 1964.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| South Cave | Hull and Barnsley Railway | Willerby and Kirk Ella | ||
References
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- "Station Name: Little Weighton". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
External links
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Media related to Little Weighton railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Little Weighton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
