Foggathorpe railway station

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Foggathorpe
Foggathorpe railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3520096).jpg
Site of the former station in 2012
Location Foggathorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°49′35″N0°51′11″W / 53.826300°N 0.853000°W / 53.826300; -0.853000 Coordinates: 53°49′35″N0°51′11″W / 53.826300°N 0.853000°W / 53.826300; -0.853000
Grid reference SE754373
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1853Opened
1954Closed

Foggathorpe railway station was a station on the Selby to Driffield Line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England serving the village of Foggathorpe. It opened as Foggathorpe Gate in 1853 and was renamed Foggathorpe in October 1864. It closed on 20 September 1954.

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References

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
High Field   North Eastern Railway
Selby to Driffield Line
  Holme Moor