Wheldrake railway station explained

Wheldrake
Status:Disused
Borough:Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.8934°N -0.9747°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Derwent Valley Light Railway
Events:Opened
Years1:1 September 1926
Events1:Closed to passengers
Events2:Closed to freight

Wheldrake railway station served the village of Wheldrake, East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1913 to 1968 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.

History

The station opened on 21 July 1913 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway. Just to the west was a goods yard. The station closed to passengers on 1 September 1926[1] and to freight in 1968. The station building was dismantled and rebuilt in Murton Park in 1997.[2]

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. 425. 931112387.
  2. Web site: Wheldrake railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland. Geograph. 19 January 2020.