Londesborough railway station

Londesborough
Former station building in 2008, converted to a house
Location
Place Shiptonthorpe
Area East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°52′58″N 0°42′19″W / 53.8828°N 0.7054°W / 53.8828; -0.7054Coordinates: 53°52′58″N 0°42′19″W / 53.8828°N 0.7054°W / 53.8828; -0.7054
Grid reference SE851437
Operations
Original company York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Platforms 2
History
1847 Opened
29 November 1965[1] Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Londesborough railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Shiptonthorpe and Londesborough. The station was originally named Shipton & Londesborough, was renamed to Shipton in April 1864 and became Londesborough in January 1867. It closed after the last train ran on 27 November 1965.

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.
  • Londesborough station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
  • "Station Name: Londesborough". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Londesborough Park   Y&NMR
York to Beverley Line
  Market Weighton
  1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
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