Airmyn railway station

Airmyn railway station was a railway station on the Selby to Goole Line which served the village of Airmyn in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Airmyn
LocationAirmyn, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53.706°N 0.938°W / 53.706; -0.938
Grid referenceSE702238
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 May 1912Station opens as Airmyn
12 June 1961Station renamed Airmyn and Rawcliffe
15 June 1964Station closes

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 May 1912. It became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was renamed on 12 June 1961 to Airmyn and Rawcliffe.

The station was then closed by the British Railways Board on 15 June 1964.

The site today

There is a large building on the platform which still exists.

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • The Goole and Selby Railway

Service

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Drax Hales   Selby to Goole Line (NER)   Goole


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