Londesborough railway station

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Londesborough
Former Railway Station in Shiptonthorpe.jpg
Former station building in 2008, converted to a house
LocationShiptonthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°52′58″N 0°42′19″W / 53.8828°N 0.7054°W / 53.8828; -0.7054Coordinates: 53°52′58″N 0°42′19″W / 53.8828°N 0.7054°W / 53.8828; -0.7054
Grid referenceSE851437
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork and North Midland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1847Opened
29 November 1965[1]Closed

Londesborough railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Shiptonthorpe and Londesborough. The station was originally named Shipton & Londesborough, was renamed to Shipton in April 1864 and became Londesborough in January 1867. It closed after the last train ran on 27 November 1965.

References[]

  1. ^ 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. (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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Londesborough Park   Y&NMR
York to Beverley Line
  Market Weighton


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