Southburn railway station

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Southburn
General information
Location Southburn, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°58′26″N0°29′10″W / 53.9738°N 0.4861°W / 53.9738; -0.4861 Coordinates: 53°58′26″N0°29′10″W / 53.9738°N 0.4861°W / 53.9738; -0.4861
Grid reference SE 9939 5414
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Scarborough, Bridlington and West Riding Junction Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1890Opened
1954Closed

Southburn railway station was a railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line. It opened on 1 May 1890 and served the villages of Southburn and Kirkburn in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It closed on 20 September 1954 [1] but the line remained open as a through route for excursions until complete closure on 14 June 1965. Little remains of the station with the exception of the platform edges and the station cottages. A farm building occupies the place of the demolished station building. [2]

Station cottages (2008) Station Cottages Southburn.jpg
Station cottages (2008)

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References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 396. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Station Name: Southburn". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bainton   North Eastern Railway
Selby to Driffield Line
  Driffield