Hedon railway station

Hedon
Hedon railway station in 2008
General information
Location	Hedon, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.7446°N 0.1983°W / 53.7446; -0.1983
Grid reference	TA189290
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hull and Holderness Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1854	Opened
1964	Closed for passengers
3 June 1968	closed for freight

Hedon railway station is a disused railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway on the northern edge of Hedon in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Hull and Holderness Railway on 27 June 1854. The station was closed to passengers on 19 October 1964 and to freight on 3 June 1968.

Initially, trains ran west to Hull's Victoria Dock station, but after the North Eastern Railway took over the line from June 1864, services terminated at Hull Paragon, which put the distance between the two stations at 8 miles (13 km).

The goods shed was a west facing structure that was to the north of the station. It was built outside of the Borough of Hedon due to a clause in the town's charter of 1170 which allowed the inhabitants to charge for goods unloaded in the boundaries of the town. Although this was written for shipping entering the town via Hedon Haven, the Hull and Holderness railway were unwilling to pay the dues, so they located the goods shed in the parish of Preston.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Hedon Racecourse		North Eastern Railway Hull and Holderness Railway		Burstwick

References

• 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.