Wallingfen railway station

Wallingfen
Location
Place Newport
Area East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°46′00″N 0°42′37″W / 53.766700°N 0.710300°W / 53.766700; -0.710300Coordinates: 53°46′00″N 0°42′37″W / 53.766700°N 0.710300°W / 53.766700; -0.710300
Grid reference SE848308
Operations
Original company Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Hull and Barnsley Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
1885 opened
1955 closed to passengers
1959 closed for freight
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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Wallingfen railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the village of Newport in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The station opened on 22 July 1885 as Newport, it was renamed Newport (Yorks) in September 1921 and on 1 July 1923 to Wallingfen to avoid confusion with others stations titled Newport.[1] It closed to passengers on 1 August 1955 and closed completely on 6 April 1959.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Newport, East Riding". Howdenshire History. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Dyson, Mark. "Wallingfen". Disused Stations. Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "A brief history of the H&BR". Hull and Barnsley railway. Retrieved 24 November 2015.


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sandholme   Hull and Barnsley Railway   North Cave


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