Stamford Bridge railway station

Stamford Bridge
Location
Place	Stamford Bridge
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°59′18″N 0°54′54″W / 53.9884°N 0.9149°W / 53.9884; -0.9149Coordinates: 53°59′18″N 0°54′54″W / 53.9884°N 0.9149°W / 53.9884; -0.9149
Grid reference	SE712552
Operations
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	3
History
4 October 1847	Station opened
29 November 1965[1]	Station closed to passengers
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Stamford Bridge railway station was a railway station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the village of Stamford Bridge in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It closed after the last train on 27 November 1965.

Facilities when open

The station itself had three platforms: up, towards York, the west platform; down toward Beverley, the east platform, and a bay off the west side. The Station House building is on the down (East) side, consisting of two waiting rooms, and the stationmaster's office. Also on the site was a two-road goods shed, which backed onto the down platform. The large yard between the goods shed and the station building served as a holding area for goods received or pending dispatch. Stamford Bridge had a relatively short throat by NER standards; the distance between the end of the platforms and the viaduct is only about 600 yards (550 m).

Current use

The station building now runs as a private members only club for residents of the village, with a bar, function room and lounge. Local groups also use the Station House as a meeting venue. The goods shed currently serves as a sports hall, after the addition of changing rooms on the south side of the building The east yard is now a car park, the West bay platform is the village play park.

The former crossing at Stamford Bridge

Further reading

• 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. 

References

External links

• Stamford Bridge station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
• Stamford Bridge at Disused Stations 2011