Hedon railway station explained

Hedon
Status:Disused
Borough:Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7446°N -0.1983°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Hull and Holderness Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years1:1854
Events1:Opened
Years2:1964
Events2:Closed for passengers
Years3:3 June 1968
Events3:closed for freight

Hedon railway station is a disused railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway on the northern edge of Hedon in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Hull and Holderness Railway on 27 June 1854. The station was closed to passengers on 19 October 1964 and to freight on 3 June 1968.[1]

Initially, trains ran west to Hull's Victoria Dock station, but after the North Eastern Railway took over the line from June 1864, services terminated at Hull Paragon, which put the distance between the two stations at .[2]

The goods shed was a west facing structure that was to the north of the station. It was built outside of the Borough of Hedon due to a clause in the town's charter of 1170 which allowed the inhabitants to charge for goods unloaded in the boundaries of the town. Although this was written for shipping entering the town via Hedon Haven, the Hull and Holderness railway were unwilling to pay the dues, so they located the goods shed in the parish of Preston.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Hedon. 12 July 2011. Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 25 November 2011.
  2. Book: Body . Geoffrey . Railways of the Eastern Region . 1989 . P. Stephens . Wellingborough . 1-85260-072-1 . 90.
  3. Web site: View: Yorkshire CCXLI.2 (Hedon; Preston) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952 . maps.nls.uk . 28 April 2020.
  4. Book: Beresford, Maurice. History on the ground; six studies in maps and landscapes. 1971. Methuen. London. Revised. 0-416-15130-2. 141.