Wassand railway station
Wassand | |
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![]() Hornsea Rail Trail on the former line at the site of Wassand Station (2016) | |
Location | Goxhill, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
Coordinates | 53°52′59″N 0°11′38″W / 53.883000°N 0.193800°WCoordinates: 53°52′59″N 0°11′38″W / 53.883000°N 0.193800°W |
Grid reference | TA188444 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Hull and Hornsea Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1865 | opened as Goxhill |
1904 | renamed |
1953 | closed |
Wassand railway station was a station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway, and served the villages of Wassand and Goxhill in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
It opened in 1865, and was originally named "Goxhill". It was renamed "Wassand" (to avoid confusion with Goxhill in Lincolnshire) on 1 October 1904, and closed on 21 September 1953.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Sigglesthorne | North Eastern Railway Hull and Hornsea Railway |
Hornsea Bridge |
References[]
- 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.
- "Station Name: Wassand". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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Categories:
- Disused railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953
- Hull and Hornsea Railway
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs