Airmyn railway station
Airmyn | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Airmyn, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°42′22″N 0°56′17″W / 53.706°N 0.938°W |
| Grid reference | SE702238 |
| Platforms | Originally 2, 1 from about 1923[1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1912 | Opened as Airmyn and Rawcliffe |
| 12 June 1961 | Renamed Airmyn |
| 15 June 1964 | Closed to passengers[2] |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed completely[3] |
Airmyn railway station was on the Selby to Goole Line.[4] It served the village of Airmyn in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
History
[edit]The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 May 1912 as Airmyn and Rawcliffe. It became part of the London and North Eastern Railway under 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.
The single storey station and platforms were built entirely of wood.[5][6] Two sidings led off the through line behind the main station building.[7]
The line and station were built with double tracks and platforms, but most of the route, including Airmyn and Rawcliffe, was reduced to single track around 1923.[1] The passenger service was withdrawn by the British Railways Board on 15 June 1964, the goods service followed on 7th December of that year. The tracks and associated infrastructure were subsequently lifted.
The site today
[edit]There is a large building on the platform which still exists.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Goode 1976, p. 30.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 14.
- ^ Fell 2016, p. 75.
- ^ Smith & Turner 2012, Map 21.
- ^ Chapman 2002, p. 69.
- ^ Goode 1976, p. 9.
- ^ Goode 1976, p. 27.
Sources
[edit]- 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.
- Chapman, Stephen (2002). Selby & Goole. Railway Memories. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. ISBN 978-1-871233-14-8. 14.
- Fell, Mike G (2016). An Illustrated History of the Port of Goole and its Railways. Clophill: Irwell Press. ISBN 978-1-906919-82-5.
- Goode, C. T. (1976). The Goole and Selby Railway. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85-361205-6. 100.
- 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.
- Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012). Railway Atlas Then and Now. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-3695-6.
- The Goole and Selby Railway
Service
[edit]| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drax Hales Line and station closed |
Selby to Goole Line (NER) | Goole Line closed, station open |
External links
[edit]- The station on a navigable O.S. map npe Maps
- The station on other OS maps National Library of Scotland
- The line and its stations Rail Map Online
- The line with mileages Railway Codes
- The station and Goole from the air in 1949 Britain from Above (free login needed to zoom)