Wilmington railway station (England)
Wilmington | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1864 | Opened |
| 1912 | resited |
| 1964 | Closed |
Wilmington railway station was a station that served the suburb of Wilmington, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was on the Hull and Hornsea Railway and acted as a temporary terminus of the line.
It was replaced in 1912 by a station of the same name west of Wilmington junction on the
History
1864–1912
53°45′31″N 0°19′40″W / 53.7586°N 0.3277°W
The station was constructed at the Hull end of the
The station closed after 9 June 1912.[3]
1912–1964
53°45′34″N 0°19′54″W / 53.75932°N 0.33168°W
In 1912 a new station was constructed west of the original on the Victoria Dock Branch Line; the level crossing at Cleveland Street was replaced with a bridge,[4] at the same time a new double track swing bridge was constructed over the River Hull, slightly to the north of the original single track line.[5] The station was built to an island platform design, accessed via a subway at the booking office on Foster Street.[6][7]
The new station came into use in June 1912, replacing both the 1854 Wilmington station, and Sculcoates station to the west.[3]
The station closed to passengers on 19 October 1964. As of 2010 the 1912 booking office and an entrance to a subway under the former trackbed are still extant,[1] (as of 2014 in use as cafe).
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sculcoates | North Eastern Railway
Hull and Holderness Railway |
Southcoates | ||
Victoria Dock Branch Line
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| Sculcoates | North Eastern Railway
Hull and Hornsea Railway |
Sutton-on-Hull |
References
- ^ a b Dyson 2010.
- ^ Hoole 1986, pp. 59–60.
- ^ a b Hoole 1986, p. 47.
- ^ Hoole 1986, pp. 46–47, 59–60.
- ^ "Wilmington's second swing bridge". Engineering. 31 January 1908., reprinted in www.forgottenrelics.co.uk with additional content
- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1928
- ^ "Wilmington railway station". Britain From Above (search results). English Heritage/Aerofilms.
Sources
- OL 11956311M.
- Dyson, Mark, ed. (20 April 2010). "Station Name: Wilmington station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- Hoole, Ken (1986). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Volume 4: The North East.
External links
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