Sigglesthorne railway station

Sigglesthorne railway station was a railway station that served the villages of Great Hatfield, Little Hatfield and Sigglesthorne in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was on the Hull and Hornsea Railway.

Sigglesthorne
General information
LocationGreat Hatfield, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53.870200°N 0.206800°W / 53.870200; -0.206800
Grid referenceTA180430
Platforms2
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Original companyHull and Hornsea Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
28 March 1864Opened as "Hatfield"
1 October 1874Renamed "Sigglesthorne"
19 October 1964Closed

It opened on 28 March 1864, and was originally named "Hatfield". It was renamed (to avoid confusion with Hatfield on the East Coast Main Line), on 1 October 1874, and closed following the Beeching Report on 19 October 1964.

A section of the disused railway line is now a local nature reserve.[1][2]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Whitedale   North Eastern Railway
Hull and Hornsea Railway
  Wassand

References

  1. "Sigglesthorne Station". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  2. "Map of Sigglesthorne Station". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

Other sources


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