Hull Cannon Street railway station

Hull Cannon Street

Gates to the former station
Location
Place Hull
Area East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°45′07″N 0°20′17″W / 53.751926°N 0.337988°W / 53.751926; -0.337988Coordinates: 53°45′07″N 0°20′17″W / 53.751926°N 0.337988°W / 53.751926; -0.337988
Grid reference TA097297
Operations
Original company Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Hull and Barnsley Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
History
1885 Opened
1924 Closed to passengers
1968 Closed for freight
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Hull Cannon Street railway station was the passenger terminus in Hull of the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company, which was rebranded in 1905 as the Hull and Barnsley Railway. It opened on 27 July 1885. The station was planned as a goods station only, and the passenger terminus should have been built a quarter of a mile south on Charlotte Street. Lack of funds meant that Cannon Street station had to serve both functions. Passenger services were provided in a converted building originally intended as a carriage shed.[1]

Hull Cannon Street station closed to passengers on 14 July 1924, after the London and North Eastern Railway had built the Spring Bank chord to Hull Paragon, and passenger services were diverted there. It closed completely on 3 June 1968. The wooden passenger buildings had disappeared by the late 1970s, the goods office which stood parallel to the street was demolished after 2002. In 2005 Hull College has built motor vehicle workshops for training purposes on the site. Only one set of the iron entrance gates with the original company legend has been reused as the main entrance to the new facilities.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Mark Dyson (21 May 2017). "Disused Stations: Hull Cannon Street Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
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Beverley Road   Hull and Barnsley Railway   Terminus


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