Londesborough railway station

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Londesborough
Former Railway Station in Shiptonthorpe.jpg
Former station building in 2008, converted to a house
General information
Location Shiptonthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°52′58″N0°42′19″W / 53.8828°N 0.7054°W / 53.8828; -0.7054
Grid reference SE851437
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
1847Opened
29 November 1965 [1] Closed

Londesborough railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Shiptonthorpe and Londesborough. The station was originally named Shipton & Londesborough, was renamed to Shipton in April 1864 and became Londesborough in January 1867. It closed after the last train ran on 27 November 1965.

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References

  1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Londesborough Park   Y&NMR
York to Beverley Line
  Market Weighton