Heck railway station
Heck railway station served the parish of Heck, North Yorkshire, England from 1871 to 1963 on the East Coast Main Line.
| Heck | |
|---|---|
 Site of Heck station in 1992 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Heck |
| Area | North Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53.6828°N 1.0994°W |
| Grid reference | SE595210 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 2 January 1871 | Opened |
| 15 September 1958 | Closed to passengers |
| 1963 | Closed to goods |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
The station opened on 2 January 1871 by the North Eastern Railway. It closed to passengers on 15 September 1958[1] and to goods on 29 April 1963. Sidings still served local companies producing building materials.[2]
On 28 February 2001, a car with a trailer missed the motorway bridge south of the station site and ran on the railway tracks, causing the crash of a southbound intercity train and a northbound freight train which left ten people dead.[3]
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References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 209. OCLC 931112387.
- Ben Brooksbank (5 January 2014). "Site of former Heck station, East Coast Main Line 1992". Geograph. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- "Selby rail crash car driver Gary Hart blames 'fate' - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Hirst Line open, station closed |
North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Balne Line open, station closed | ||
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