Sledmere and Fimber railway station

Sledmere and Fimber
Location
Place Sledmere and Fimber
Area East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates 54°02′15″N 0°36′46″W / 54.037420°N 0.612745°W / 54.037420; -0.612745Coordinates: 54°02′15″N 0°36′46″W / 54.037420°N 0.612745°W / 54.037420; -0.612745
Grid reference SE909610
Operations
Original company Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
1853 Opened
1950 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

History

The station opened on 19 May 1853, and was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was until March 1858 named "Fimber", before briefly becoming "Sledmere", until May 1859 when it became "Sledmere and Fimber" until final closure of the line.

Despite being very remote from both Sledmere and Fimber, the station was the most important on the MDR in terms of traffic and receipts.[1]

Preservation

In October 2008 the Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project was formed by a group of enthusiasts aiming to restore at least a section of the former M&D branch as a heritage tourist attraction.[2] They are restoring a section of the railway near to the original Sledmere and Fimber railway station.

References

  1. ↑ Burton 1998.
  2. ↑ "Yorkshire Wolds Railway". Yorkshire Wolds Railway. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

Sources

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Burdale   North Eastern Railway
Malton & Driffield Railway		   Wetwang


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