Wheldrake railway station

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Wheldrake
Wheldrake railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 6134875).jpg
The site of the station in 2019
General information
Location Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°53′36″N0°58′29″W / 53.8934°N 0.9747°W / 53.8934; -0.9747
Grid reference SE674446
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Derwent Valley Light Railway
Key dates
21 July 1913 (1913-07-21)Opened
1 September 1926Closed to passengers
1968 (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.

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History

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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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 425. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Historic England. "Wheldrake Station (1048626)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. "Wheldrake railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Elvington
Line private, station closed
  Derwent Valley Light Railway   Cottingwith
Line private, station closed