Hornsea Town railway station
Hornsea Town railway station was a railway station which served the town of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was the terminus of the Hull and Hornsea Railway.
Hornsea Town | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53.9112°N 0.1633°W |
| Grid reference | TA207476 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Hull and Hornsea Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway (UK) |
| Key dates | |
| 28 March 1864 | opened as Hornsea |
| 25 September 1950 | renamed as Hornsea Town |
| 19 October 1964 | closed |
Invalid designation | |
| Feature | Railway station |
| Designated | 19 December 1979 (amended 26 November 1985) |
| Reference no. | 1249389 |
It opened with the rest of the line on 28 March 1864, it was originally named just "Hornsea".[1][2]
The station originally had one platform adjacent to the station building with a canopy over the platform. There was a turntable, a signal box and two goods sidings.[3] By 1910 there was an additional double sided platform and long sidings.[4]
The station was renamed – with the "Town" suffix – on 25 September 1950,[5] and closed on 19 October 1964.[1]
Two camping coaches were positioned here by the North Eastern Region from 1959 to 1964.[6]
Hornsea Town railway station is now a Grade II listed building.[7]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsea Bridge | North Eastern Railway Hull and Hornsea Railway |
Terminus |
References
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 245. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. pp. 271–272. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- "Hornsea station on OS 25 inch map Yorkshire CXCVII.3 (& CXCVII.4) (Hornsea)". National Library of Scotland. 1891. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- "Hornsea station on OS 25 inch map Yorkshire CXCVII.3 (& CXCVII.4) (Hornsea)". National Library of Scotland. 1910. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 40. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Historic England. "RAILWAY STATION (1249389)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
External links
- "Hornsea Town station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- Hornsea station on navigable 1947 O. S. map