Stepney railway station (Kingston upon Hull)

Stepney

Stepney railway station, Hull in 2007
Location
Place Hull
Area East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°45′25″N 0°20′56″W / 53.7570°N 0.3490°W / 53.7570; -0.3490Coordinates: 53°45′25″N 0°20′56″W / 53.7570°N 0.3490°W / 53.7570; -0.3490
Grid reference TA089302
Operations
Original company York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
1848 Opened
1854 Closed
1864 Re-opened
1964 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Stepney railway station is a disused railway station on the York and North Midland Railway's Victoria Dock Branch Line in Stepney, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was first opened on 8 May 1848 and closed in November 1854. It was reopened on 1 June 1864, before closing permanently on 19 October 1964. Located on the Victoria Dock Branch Line which looped around the old part of the city one could catch trains to the seaside resorts of Hornsea or Withernsea. Tickets were purchased in the small wooden building opposite the station building. DMU's took over from steam in January 1957. After the station closed, the lines through it were still used for goods trains until 1968. The few trains still travelling across Hull were diverted to the high level ex Hull and Barnsley Line which looped the city further north.

The station house is now a grade II listed building.[1] An old map of the area shows coal and timber sidings to the south of the station building.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Hull Botanic Gardens   North Eastern Railway
Hull and Holderness Railway
  Sculcoates
  North Eastern Railway
Hull and Hornsea Railway
 
  North Eastern Railway
Victoria Dock Branch Line
 

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