Heck railway station
Heck railway station was a railway station that served the parish of Heck, North Yorkshire, England from 1871 to 1963 on the East Coast Main Line.
| Heck | |
|---|---|
 Site of Heck station in 1992 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Heck |
| Area | North Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53.6828°N 1.0994°W |
| Grid reference | SE595210 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1871 | Station opened |
| 1958 | Station closed to passengers |
| 1963 | closed to goods |
| 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
The station opened in 1871 by the North Eastern Railway. The station was situated north of Balne and south of Temple Hirst station. The station closed to passengers on 15 September 1958 and to goods on 29 April 1963. Sidings still served local companies producing building materials.[1]
On 28 February 2001, a car with a trailer missed the motorway bridge south of the station site and ran on the railway tracks, causing the crash of a southbound intercity train and a northbound freight train which left ten people dead.
References
- Ben Brooksbank (5 January 2014). "Site of former Heck station, East Coast Main Line 1992". Geograph. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Hirst Line open, station closed |
North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Balne Line open, station closed | ||
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