| Market Weighton | |
|---|---|
_(28634461512).jpg) Station in 1940 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°52′04″N 0°39′54″W / 53.867815°N 0.664976°W / 53.867815; -0.664976 |
| Grid reference | SE878421 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | York and North Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1847 | opened |
| 29 November 1965 | closed |
Market Weighton railway station was a railway station at the junction of the Selby to Driffield and York to Beverley lines in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
History
It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the town of Market Weighton. The overall roof of the station was removed in 1947 and replaced with steel awnings. It closed after the last train ran on 27 November 1965, and the station buildings were demolished in 1979.
References
- Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
- Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
- Market Weighton station on navigable 1947 O.S. map
- "Station Name: Market Weighton". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- Lyon, H. W. (1965). "No.6 Railway -Market Weighton railway station closure & demolition". Yorkshire Film Archive. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everingham | Y&NMR / SB&WRJR Selby to Driffield Line |
Enthorpe | ||
| Londesborough | Y&NMR York to Beverley Line |
Kiplingcotes |
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- Buildings and structures demolished in 1979
- Disused railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Former York and North Midland Railway stations
- Beeching closures in England
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965
- 1847 establishments in England
- George Townsend Andrews railway stations
- 1965 disestablishments in England
- Market Weighton
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs