Burdale railway station

Burdale (SE872624) was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in North Yorkshire, England. It was situated south of the 1,746-yard (1,597 m) Burdale Tunnel. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the hamlet and large quarry at Burdale. It closed on 5 June 1950.

Preservation

In October 2008, The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project was formed by a group of enthusiasts with aim to restore at least part of the M&D railway line as a heritage attraction, marking it the only Heritage Railway in East Yorkshire,

Burdale railway station could also be restored as part of the restoration project and reopened as part of the new Heritage Railway line.

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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• "Station Name: Burdale". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/burdale/index.shtml. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 

External links

• Burdale station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
• Burdale station at The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project