Willerby and Kirk Ella railway station

Willerby and Kirk Ella railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the villages of Willerby and Kirk Ella in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Willerby and Kirk Ella
Willerby and Kirk Ella station was located on the embankment left of today's B1232 road. After the bend, the new road follows the former alignment of the railway.
General information
LocationWillerby, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53.757600°N 0.448000°W / 53.757600; -0.448000
Grid referenceTA024301
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHull and Barnsley Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1885opened
1 August 1955closed for passengers
6 July 1964closed for freight

The station opened on 27 July 1885. It was located west of the junction of Carr Lane and Main Street, partly on an embankment. The station building was designed in the English domestic revival style. The goods yard with a loop and two sidings served a cattle dock, pens and a coal yard. Kirk Ella limeworks had a private siding branching off the line between Little Weighton and Willerby. The station closed to passengers on 1 August 1955[1] and to freight on 6 July 1964. It was subsequently demolished and the area redeveloped for housing purposes. A road was built over the track alignment northwest of the station, and a car park southeast of it.[2]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Little Weighton   Hull and Barnsley Railway   Beverley Road
    Springhead Halt

References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 457. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Station Name: Willerby & Kirk Ella". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2011.


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