Cliffe Common railway station explained

Cliffe Common
Status:Disused
Borough:Cliffe, Selby District
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7972°N -0.9895°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:3
Original:York and North Midland Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway (UK)
Postgroup:LNERBritish Railways (North Eastern)
Events:Opened as Cliff Common Gate
Years1:October 1864
Events1:Name changed to Cliffe Common
Years2:20 September 1954
Events2:Closed to passengers
Events3:Closed completely

Cliffe Common railway station, also known as Cliff Common, formerly Cliff Common Gate, served the village of Cliffe, Selby, England from 1848 to 1964 on the Selby-Driffield line, and was the southern terminus of the Derwent Valley Light Railway.

History

The station opened on 1 August 1848 by the York and North Midland Railway. The station was situated on the east side of Lowmoor Road. The station was originally known as Cliff Common Gate, although the 'Gate' was dropped in October 1864. A second platform was built in 1889 when the line was doubled. The goods yard consisted of three sidings, one serving a cattle dock behind the up platform, a further siding on the opposite side of the line behind the down platform and a private siding called Malt Kiln siding. The main freight handled at the station was 1187 tons of potatoes, 665 tons of hay/clover and 399 tons of vegetables. The station closed to passengers on 20 September 1954[1] although it was still used for excursions until 1957.

The station closed to goods traffic on 28 January 1964.[2] It was the junction station for the Derwent Valley Light Railway which opened for goods traffic in 1912 and passenger traffic in 1913. Passenger services were withdrawn on 1 September 1923 but goods traffic continued until November 1961. Subsequently the line was abandoned and the track was removed.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 129. 931112387.
  2. Web site: Disused Stations: Cliff Common. Disused Stations. 21 June 2017.