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 | |
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.jpg.webp) 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 | |
| Location | Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53.757600°N 0.448000°W |
| Grid reference | TA024301 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Hull and Barnsley Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1885 | opened |
| 1 August 1955 | closed for passengers |
| 6 July 1964 | closed 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 | ||
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| Little Weighton | Hull and Barnsley Railway | Beverley Road | ||
| Springhead Halt |
References
- Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 457. OCLC 931112387.
- "Station Name: Willerby & Kirk Ella". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.