Burdale railway station

Burdale railway station was a station on the Malton and Driffield Junction Railway in North Yorkshire, England.

Burdale
The remains of the station in 1961
Location
PlaceBurdale
AreaNorth Yorkshire
Coordinates54.050638°N 0.669800°W / 54.050638; -0.669800
Grid referenceSE872624
Operations
Original companyMalton and Driffield Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms1
History
1853Opened
1950Closed
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 and description

Burdale station was situated just south of the 1,747-yard (1,597 m) Burdale Tunnel. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served both the hamlet and large quarry in Burdale, North Yorkshire.

The station closed on 5 June 1950.

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See also

View of Burdale Quarry showing course of disused railway line

References

  • Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • "Station Name: Burdale". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wharram   Malton & Driffield Railway   Sledmere & Fimber


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