Wallingfen railway station
Disused railway station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wallingfen railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the village of Newport in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
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Wallingfen | |
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General information | |
Location | Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
Coordinates | 53.766700°N 0.710300°W / 53.766700; -0.710300 |
Grid reference | SE848308 |
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 | |
27 July 1885 | Opened |
1 August 1955 | Closed to passengers |
1959 | Closed for freight |
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The station opened on 27 July 1885 as Newport for goods traffic, and a week later it opened to passengers.[1][2] It was renamed Newport (Yorks) in September 1921 and on 1 July 1923 to Wallingfen to avoid confusion with others stations titled Newport.[3][4] It closed to passengers on 1 August 1955[5] and closed completely on 6 April 1959.[6][7] The station has been demolished, and a section of the M62 motorway was built over the railway alignment in the 1970s.[6]