Wheldrake railway station served the village of Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1913 to 1968 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.
Wheldrake | |
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,_Yorkshire_(geograph_6134875).jpg) The site of the station in 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°53′36″N 0°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 |
History edit
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]
References edit
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 425. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Historic England. "Wheldrake Station (1048626)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Wheldrake railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
External links edit
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Elvington Line private, station closed |
Derwent Valley Light Railway | Cottingwith Line private, station closed | ||
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