Sledmere and Fimber railway station

Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Sledmere and Fimber
Site of the former station (2018)
General information
LocationSledmere and Fimber, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54.037420°N 0.612745°W / 54.037420; -0.612745
Grid referenceSE909610
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMalton and Driffield Junction Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1853Opened
1950Closed for passengers
1958closed for goods

History

The station was opened on 19 May 1853. It was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It was closed to passengers on 5 June 1950 but remained open for goods traffic until 18 October 1958. The station was named "Fimber" until March 1858, when it briefly became "Sledmere" until May 1859, when it became "Sledmere and Fimber" until final closure of the line.

Despite being remote from both Sledmere and Fimber, the station was the most important on the MDR in terms of traffic and receipts.[1]

Preservation

In October 2008, the Yorkshire Wolds Railway was formed by a group of enthusiasts aiming to restore a section of the former M&D branch near the original Sledmere and Fimber railway station as a heritage tourist attraction.[2]

References
  1. Burton 1998, p. 51.
  2. "Yorkshire Wolds Railway". Yorkshire Wolds Railway. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

Sources
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Burdale   North Eastern Railway
Malton & Driffield Railway		   Wetwang


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