Sculcoates railway station

Sculcoates railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Victoria Dock Branch Line in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was first opened by the York and North Midland Railway on 1 June 1853[1] and closed in November 1854. It was reopened in August 1865, before closing permanently on 9 June 1912.[2]

Sculcoates
The site of the station in 2018
General information
LocationHull, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°45′31″N 0°20′12″W / 53.7587°N 0.3366°W / 53.7587; -0.3366
Grid referenceTA097304
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork and North Midland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Key dates
1853opened
1854closed
1865reopened
1912closed

The station has been demolished but an associated railway goods shed remains in use by a road haulage firm.[3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stepney   North Eastern Railway
Hull and Holderness Railway
  Wilmington
  North Eastern Railway
Hull and Hornsea Railway
 
  North Eastern Railway
Victoria Dock Branch Line
 

References

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  1. ^ "Sculcoates railway station (site), Hull,... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 381. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ "Station Name: Sculcoates". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.