Wassand railway station

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Wassand
Location
Location	Goxhill
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°53′01″N 0°11′31″W / 53.883530, -0.192000Coordinates: 53°53′01″N 0°11′31″W / 53.883530, -0.192000
Grid reference	TA188445
Operations
History
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Wassand railway station was a station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway, and served the villages of Wassand and Goxhill in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

It opened in 1865, and was originally named "Goxhill". It was renamed "Wassand" (to avoid confusion with Goxhill in Lincolnshire) on October 1, 1904, and closed on September 21, 1953.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Sigglesthorne		Hull and Hornsea Railway		Hornsea Bridge

[edit] References

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