Disused Stations – The Quotidian Ineffability of Existence

Hedon Racecourse railway station

23rd Jul 202011th Jul 2020 Nathaniel Hattersley

AreaSalt End, East Riding of Yorkshire 53.748000°N 0.226500°WOpening24th August 1888, 14th August 1948 (reopening)Closure1909, 23rd October 1948 (reclosure)Platfoms2Original companyHull and Holderness RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayOther Name(s)Hedon Halt (14th August 1948 to 23rd October 1948) Hedon Racecourse railway station was opened on 24th August 1888 to serve the newly opened Hedon Park Racecourse and… Continue reading Hedon Racecourse railway station

Disused Stations, Hull and Holderness railway, Railway, Railway lines, Travel

Marfleet railway station

16th Jul 202017th Jul 2020 Nathaniel Hattersley

AreaMarfleet, East Riding of Yorkshire 53.753000°N 0.272000°WOpening1854Closure19th October 1964 (Passengers), 1st May 1972 (Freight)Platfoms2Original companyHull and Holderness RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayPrevious Name(s)None Marfleet railway station was opened in 1854 as part of the expansion of the railway from Hull to Withernsea and was one of the intermediate stations on the new line.… Continue reading Marfleet railway station

Disused Stations, Hull and Selby railway, Railway, Travel

Melton Halt railway station

10th Jul 202011th Jul 2020 Nathaniel Hattersley

Melton Halt railway station was opened in October 1920 after Humber Portland Cement Company approached North Eastern Railway in June of the same year about opening a station halt to service the company's employees to reach the newly opened works.