Wheldrake railway station

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

Wheldrake
The site of the station in 2019
Location
PlaceWheldrake
AreaEast Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates53.8934°N 0.9747°W / 53.8934; -0.9747
Grid referenceSE674446
Operations
Original companyDerwent Valley Light Railway
Platforms1
History
21 July 1913 (1913-07-21)Opened
1 September 1926Closed to passengers
1968 (1968)Closed to freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened in 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.[2] The station building was dismantled and rebuilt in Murton Park in 1997.[3]

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References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 425. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Historic England. "Wheldrake Station (1048626)". PastScape. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. "Wheldrake railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Elvington
Line private, station closed		   Derwent Valley Light Railway   Cottingwith
Line private, station closed


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