Melton Halt railway station

Melton Halt railway station was a worker's station built on the Hull and Selby line near Melton. The halt was built for works trains to and from the Humber Portland Cement Company's works (Humber Cement Works), and operated from 1920 to 1989.

Melton Halt
Platform remains in March 2006
Location
Place	Melton
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53.7192°N 0.5323°W / 53.7192; -0.5323
Grid reference	SE969257
Operations
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
by October 1920	Opened as Melton Crossing Halt
by February 1965	Renamed Melton Halt
10 July 1989 (1989-07-10)	Station closed
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

In June 1920 the North Eastern Railway was approached by the Humber Portland Cement Company with a request for a station halt for their new works near Melton. The company offered to pay the construction costs, and guaranteed a minimum number of tickets to be purchased.[1]

The halt was located at the "Melton Crossing" level crossing.[2] The initial halt was a two platform station with the platforms on the slow lines of the quadruple track at the crossing.[1] The halt opened in October 1920, and was originally named Melton Crossing Halt.[3] It was situated between Brough and Ferriby,[4]

The station was renamed Melton Halt by British Railways by February 1965.[3] In 1970 after the one of the tracks was removed (Hull slow) a new platform was constructed.[1]

The station was closed by British Rail on 10 July 1989.[3]

Potential Reopening

In June 2019, it was revealed that Hull Local Enterprise Partnership were looking at reopening the station as a major parkway station for InterCity services next to Melton West Business Park and the A63 road.[5] If plans come to fruition it would be the first station to open in East Yorkshire for over 100 years.[6]

References

1. Bairstow 1995, p. 80.
2. Ordnance Survey. 1:2500. 1927
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 158. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
4. Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Salisbury: Oakwood Press. p. 101. ISBN 0-85361-281-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
5. Johnston, Howard (17 July 2019). "Melton Halt (Regional News)". Rail Magazine. No. 883. Peterborough: Bauer Media. p. 24. ISSN 0953-4563.
6. "The forgotten train station which could reopen after 30 years". Hull Daily Mail. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

Sources

• Bairstow, Martin (1995), Railways in East Yorkshire, 2, ISBN 1871944120

External links

• Disused Stations: Melton Halt

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Brough Line and station open		Hull and Selby Railway		Ferriby Line and station open