Pocklington railway station
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| Pocklington | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Pocklington |
| Area | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Coordinates | 53°55′45″N 0°46′52″W / 53.9292°N 0.7810°WCoordinates: 53°55′45″N 0°46′52″W / 53.9292°N 0.7810°W |
| Grid reference | SE800488 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | York and North Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 4 October 1847 | Opened |
| 27 November 1965 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Pocklington railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line that served the town of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and closed on 27 November 1965.[1]
The station trainshed, designed by George Townsend Andrews, is a Grade II listed building and now forms the sports hall of Pocklington School.[2] The front entrance to the building now serves as one of the bays of Pocklington Bus Station which serves the EYMS bus service towards York from Hull, Beverley, Market Weighton, Driffield and Bridlington.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pocklington railway station. |
- Details from listed building database (167000) . Images of England. English Heritage.
- Photographs of Pocklington Station
- Pocklington station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
- "Station Name: Pocklington". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Yapham Gate | North Eastern Railway York to Beverley Line |
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