Wetwang railway station
Wetwang | |
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,_Yorkshire_(geograph_3491233).jpg) Site of the former station in February 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wetwang, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 54°01′28″N 0°34′36″W / 54.024413°N 0.576540°W |
| Grid reference | SE933596 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Malton and Driffield Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 May 1853 | Opened |
| 5 June 1950 | Closed for passengers |
| 20 October 1958 | Closed for goods |
Wetwang railway station (SE933596) was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It served the village of Wetwang, opened on 19 May 1853, and closed for passengers on 5 June 1950 and goods on 20 October 1958. For passenger traffic, Wetwang was the busiest station on the MDR.[1]
Potential reopening
[edit]The Yorkshire Wolds Railway (as of 2009 the only heritage railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire)[2] operates on a short section of track close to the village of Fimber.
The railway has plans to extend its operational length to 2 miles (3.2 km); this would involve running between the Fimber Halt site, opened when the project commenced, and the original Wetwang railway station for which the railway has permission to extend to.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Burton 1998, p. 46.
- ^ "Yorkshire Wolds Railway". Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ Johnston, Howard (20 November 2024). "Regional news - Fimber". Rail Magazine. No. 1, 021. Peterborough: Bauer Media. p. 24. ISSN 0953-4563.
Sources
[edit]- Burton, Warwick (1998). Malton & Driffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-16-3.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- "Station Name: Wetwang". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
External links
[edit]- Wetwang station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
- Wetwang station at The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sledmere & Fimber | North Eastern Railway Malton & Driffield Railway |
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