Southburn railway station
Southburn railway station was a railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line. It opened on 1 May 1890 and served the villages of Southburn and Kirkburn in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It closed on 20 September 1954 but the line remained open as a through route for excursions until complete closure on 14 June 1965. Little remains of the station with the exception of the platform edges and the station cottages. A farm building occupies the place of the demolished station building.[1]
Station cottages (2008)
Southburn | |
|---|---|
| Location | Southburn, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53.9738°N 0.4861°W |
| Grid reference | SE 9939 5414 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Scarborough, Bridlington and West Riding Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1890 | Opened |
| 1954 | Closed |
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: Southburn". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainton | North Eastern Railway Selby to Driffield Line |
Driffield |
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