Sledmere and Fimber | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Sledmere and Fimber, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.0374°N -0.6127°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | Malton and Driffield Junction Railway |
Pregroup: | North Eastern Railway |
Postgroup: | London and North Eastern Railway |
Years1: | 19 May 1853 |
Events1: | Opened |
Years2: | 5 June 1950 |
Events2: | Closed for passengers |
Years3: | 20 October 1958 |
Events3: | Closed for goods |
Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
The station was opened on 19 May 1853. It was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It was closed to passengers on 5 June 1950 but remained open for goods traffic until 20 October 1958. The station was named "Fimber" until March 1858, when it briefly became "Sledmere" until May 1859, when it became "Sledmere and Fimber" until final closure of the line.
Despite being remote from both Sledmere and Fimber, the station was the most important on the MDR in terms of traffic and receipts.
In October 2008, the Yorkshire Wolds Railway was formed by a group of enthusiasts aiming to restore a section of the former M&D branch near the original Sledmere and Fimber railway station as a heritage tourist attraction.[1]