Sculcoates railway station explained

Sculcoates
Status:Disused
Borough:Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.7587°N -0.3366°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:York and North Midland Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Years:1853
Events:opened
Years2:1854
Events2:closed
Years3:1865
Events3:reopened
Years4:1912
Events4:closed

Sculcoates railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Victoria Dock Branch Line in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was first opened by the York and North Midland Railway on 1 June 1853[1] and closed in November 1854. It was reopened in August 1865, before closing permanently on 9 June 1912.[2]

The station has been demolished but an associated railway goods shed remains in use by a road haulage firm.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sculcoates railway station (site), Hull,... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland. Geograph. 9 November 2022.
  2. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 381. 931112387.
  3. Web site: Station Name: Sculcoates. 20 April 2010. Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 25 November 2011.