Wilmington railway station (England)

Wilmington railway station was a station that served the suburb of Wilmington, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was on the Hull and Hornsea Railway and acted as a temporary terminus of the line.

Wilmington
General information
LocationHull, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°45′35″N 0°19′48″W / 53.7596°N 0.3300°W / 53.7596; -0.3300
Grid referenceTA102305
PlatformsTwo (1864), One island (1912)
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Original companyHull and Hornsea Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1864Opened
1912resited
1964Closed

It was replaced in 1912 by a station of the same name west of Wilmington junction on the Victoria Dock Branch Line. The station closed 1964.

History

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1864–1912

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53°45′31″N 0°19′40″W / 53.7586°N 0.3277°W / 53.7586; -0.3277 (Wilmington station (1854))

The station was constructed at the Hull end of the Hull and Hornsea Railway, directly east of its junction (Wilmington junction) with the Victoria Dock Branch Line. The Hull and Hornsea opened 28 March 1864, with services terminating at Wilmington.[1] Through running from Hornsea to Paragon station was planned from 1 June 1864, but delayed until 1 July due to the safety requirements of the board of trade.[2]

The station closed after 9 June 1912.[3]

1912–1964

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53°45′34″N 0°19′54″W / 53.75932°N 0.33168°W / 53.75932; -0.33168 (Wilmington station (booking office))

 
Former station booking office (2013)

In 1912 a new station was constructed west of the original on the Victoria Dock Branch Line; the level crossing at Cleveland Street was replaced with a bridge,[4] at the same time a new double track swing bridge was constructed over the River Hull, slightly to the north of the original single track line.[5] The station was built to an island platform design, accessed via a subway at the booking office on Foster Street.[6][7]

The new station came into use in June 1912, replacing both the 1854 Wilmington station, and Sculcoates station to the west.[3]

The station closed to passengers on 19 October 1964. As of 2010 the 1912 booking office and an entrance to a subway under the former trackbed are still extant,[1] (as of 2014 in use as cafe).


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sculcoates   North Eastern Railway
Hull and Holderness Railway
  Southcoates
  North Eastern Railway
Victoria Dock Branch Line
 
Sculcoates   North Eastern Railway
Hull and Hornsea Railway
  Sutton-on-Hull

References

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  1. ^ a b Dyson 2010.
  2. ^ Hoole 1986, pp. 59–60.
  3. ^ a b Hoole 1986, p. 47.
  4. ^ Hoole 1986, pp. 46–47, 59–60.
  5. ^ "Wilmington's second swing bridge". Engineering. 31 January 1908., reprinted in www.forgottenrelics.co.uk with additional content
  6. ^ Ordnance Survey 1:2500 1928
  7. ^ "Wilmington railway station". Britain From Above (search results). English Heritage/Aerofilms.

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