Cliffe Common | |
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General information | |
Location | Cliffe, Selby District England |
Coordinates | 53°47′50″N0°59′22″W / 53.7972°N 0.9895°W |
Grid reference | SE666339 |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | York and North Midland Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway (UK) |
Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern) |
Key dates | |
1 August 1848 | Opened as Cliff Common Gate |
October 1864 | Name changed to Cliffe Common |
20 September 1954 | Closed to passengers |
28 January 1964 | Closed completely |
Cliffe Common railway station, also known as Cliff Common, formerly Cliff Common Gate, served the village of Cliffe, Selby, England from 1848 to 1964 on the Selby-Driffield line, and was the southern terminus of the Derwent Valley Light Railway.
The station opened on 1 August 1848 by the York and North Midland Railway. The station was situated on the east side of Lowmoor Road. The station was originally known as Cliff Common Gate, although the 'Gate' was dropped in October 1864. A second platform was built in 1889 when the line was doubled. The goods yard consisted of three sidings, one serving a cattle dock behind the up platform, a further siding on the opposite side of the line behind the down platform and a private siding called Malt Kiln siding. The main freight handled at the station was 1187 tons of potatoes, 665 tons of hay/clover and 399 tons of vegetables. The station closed to passengers on 20 September 1954 [1] although it was still used for excursions until 1957.
The station closed to goods traffic on 28 January 1964. [2] It was the junction station for the Derwent Valley Light Railway which opened for goods traffic in 1912 and passenger traffic in 1913. Passenger services were withdrawn on 1 September 1923 but goods traffic continued until November 1961. Subsequently the line was abandoned and the track was removed.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Duffield Gate Line and station closed | York and North Midland Railway Selby-Driffield line | Selby Line closed, station open | ||
Skipwith Line and station closed | Derwent Valley Light Railway | Terminus |