Sculcoates railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Victoria Dock Branch Line in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was first opened by the York and North Midland Railway on 1 June 1853[1] and closed in November 1854. It was reopened in August 1865, before closing permanently on 9 June 1912.[2]
Sculcoates | |
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,_Hull,_Yorkshire_(geograph_5658729).jpg) The site of the station in 2018 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°45′31″N 0°20′12″W / 53.7587°N 0.3366°W |
| Grid reference | TA097304 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | York and North Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1853 | opened |
| 1854 | closed |
| 1865 | reopened |
| 1912 | closed |
The station has been demolished but an associated railway goods shed remains in use by a road haulage firm.[3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepney | North Eastern Railway Hull and Holderness Railway |
Wilmington | ||
| North Eastern Railway Hull and Hornsea Railway |
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| North Eastern Railway Victoria Dock Branch Line |
References
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- ^ "Sculcoates railway station (site), Hull,... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 381. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Station Name: Sculcoates". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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