Hedon Racecourse railway station

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Hedon Racecourse
Location
Location	Hedon
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°44′53″N 0°13′35″W / 53.748000, -0.226500Coordinates: 53°44′53″N 0°13′35″W / 53.748000, -0.226500
Grid reference	TA169294
Operations
History
1888	Opened
1909	Closed
1948	Re-opened
1948	Closed
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Hedon Racecourse railway station is a disused railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway to the west of Hedon in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the York and North Midland Railway on 24 August 1888. The station was not timetabled and only operated on race days. The station was closed in 1909 when horse racing was terminated. The station was briefly re-opened as Hedon Halt between 14 August 1948 and 23 October 1948 to serve speedway meetings.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Marfleet		Hull and Holderness Railway		Hedon

[edit] References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.