Withernsea railway station

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Withernsea
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General information
Location Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°43′44″N0°02′06″E / 53.7288°N 0.0350°E / 53.7288; 0.0350
Grid reference TA 342 277
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Hull and Holderness Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1854Opened
1964Closed to passengers
1965closed completely

Withernsea railway station is a disused railway station that was the terminus of the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway in Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Hull and Holderness Railway [1] on 27 June 1854. [2]

The station was closed to passengers on 19 October 1964 and to goods traffic on 3 May 1965.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Hollym Gate   North Eastern Railway
Hull and Holderness Railway
 Terminus

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References

  1. "Station Name: Withernsea". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. Withernsea on Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (1925)