Wassand railway station

Wassand
Location
Place	Goxhill
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°52′59″N 0°11′38″W / 53.883000°N 0.193800°W / 53.883000; -0.193800Coordinates: 53°52′59″N 0°11′38″W / 53.883000°N 0.193800°W / 53.883000; -0.193800
Grid reference	TA188444
Operations
Original company	Hull and Hornsea Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1865	opened as Goxhill
1904	renamed
1953	closed
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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 1 October 1904, and closed on 21 September 1953.

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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. 
• "Station Name: Wassand". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011. 

External links

• Wassand station on navigable 1947 O. S. map