Sculcoates railway station

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Sculcoates
LocationHull, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°45′31″N 0°20′12″W / 53.7587°N 0.3366°W / 53.7587; -0.3366Coordinates: 53°45′31″N 0°20′12″W / 53.7587°N 0.3366°W / 53.7587; -0.3366
Grid referenceTA097304
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork and North Midland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Key dates
1848opened
1854closed
1865reopened
1912closed

Sculcoates railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Victoria Dock Branch Line in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was first opened by the York and North Midland Railway on 8 May 1848 and closed in November 1854. It was reopened in August 1865, before closing permanently on 9 June 1912.

The station has been demolished but an associated railway goods shed remains in use by a road haulage firm.[1]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stepney   North Eastern Railway
Hull and Holderness Railway
  Wilmington
  North Eastern Railway
Hull and Hornsea Railway
 
  North Eastern Railway
Victoria Dock Branch Line
 

References[]

  1. ^ "Station Name: Sculcoates". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  • 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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