Burdale railway station

Burdale
The remains of the station in April 1961
General information
Location	Burdale, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°03′02″N0°40′11″W / 54.050638°N 0.669800°W / 54.050638; -0.669800
Grid reference	SE872624
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 May 1853	Opened
5 June 1950	Closed
Location

Burdale railway station was a station on the Malton and Driffield Junction Railway in North Yorkshire, England.

History and description

Burdale station was situated just south of the 1,747-yard (1,597 m) Burdale Tunnel. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served both the hamlet and large quarry in Burdale, North Yorkshire.

The station closed on 5 June 1950.

See also

• Yorkshire Wolds Railway

View of Burdale Quarry showing course of disused railway line in April 2006

References

• Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN   1-871944-03-1.
• 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. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• "Station Name: Burdale". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

External links

• Burdale station at The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wharram		Malton & Driffield Railway		Sledmere & Fimber