Wheldrake railway station

Disused railway station in Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

53°53′36″N 0°58′29″W / 53.8934°N 0.9747°W / 53.8934; -0.9747Grid referenceSE674446Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyDerwent Valley Light RailwayKey dates21 July 1913 (1913-07-21)Opened1 September 1926Closed to passengers1968 (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.

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]

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


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