Hemingbrough railway station explained

Hemingbrough
Status:Disused
Borough:Hemingbrough, Selby
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7821°N -0.9959°W
Platforms:2
Original:Hull and Selby Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Events:Opened as Cliff
Years1:1 September 1874
Events1:Renamed Hemingbrough
Events2:Closed

Cliff railway station was opened in 1840 as an original station of the Hull and Selby Railway. It was renamed Hemingbrough railway station in 1874.

The station closed in 1967.

History

Cliff railway station was opened 2 July 1840 in the village of Cliffe, Selby as an original station of the Hull and Selby Railway. The station was renamed to Hemingbrough on 1 September 1874.

The station had a small set of sidings north of the line, with an eastern line of track serving a malthouse.[1]

Hemingbrough was the only station on the Hull and Selby line to close as a result of the Beeching report. The station closed to goods on 4 May 1964, and to passengers on 6 November 1967.

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Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey. 1:2500. 1891-2, 1907-9, 1938, 1964-72