Wheldrake | |
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General information | |
Location | Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
Coordinates | 53°53′36″N0°58′29″W / 53.8934°N 0.9747°W |
Grid reference | SE674446 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Derwent Valley Light Railway |
Key dates | |
21 July 1913 | Opened |
1 September 1926 | Closed to passengers |
1968 | Closed to freight |
Wheldrake railway station served the village of Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1913 to 1968 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.
The station opened on 21 July 1913 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway. Just to the west was a goods yard. The station closed to passengers on 1 September 1926 [1] and to freight in 1968. [2] The station building was dismantled and rebuilt in Murton Park in 1997. [3]
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Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Elvington Line private, station closed | Derwent Valley Light Railway | Cottingwith Line private, station closed |