Snaith and Pollington railway station

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Coordinates: 53°38′35″N 1°03′04″W / 53.643°N 1.051°W / 53.643; -1.051

Snaith and Pollington
Location	Snaith, and Pollington, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Grid reference	SE622172
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway

Snaith and Pollington railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway between Sykehouse and Carlton. It was built with the line which opened on 1 May 1916, but the station never opened to passengers. Like most stations on this line, it was situated near the town of Snaith and the village of . Despite never opening to passengers, the station had the necessary facilities, and the two flanking platforms remained in situ until 1960.

The station was controlled by a signal box situated by the level crossing at the end of the platform, which lasted until the final closure of the line.

References[]

• Barnett, A.L., "Railways of the South Yorkshire Coalfield from 1880". Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-58-4