Hemsworth and South Kirkby railway station

Hemsworth and South Kirkby
Hemsworth and South Kirkby
General information
Location	Hemsworth, West Riding of Yorkshire; South Kirkby, West Riding of Yorkshire; England
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1891	Opened
1 January 1932	Closed

Hemsworth and South Kirkby railway station served the towns of Hemsworth and South Kirkby, in the historical county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1891 to 1932 on the Hull and Barnsley Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1891 by the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company. It closed on 1 January 1932^[1] but an excursion ran on 14 October 1933 for Hull Civic Week. This ran every October until 1939.^[2]

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 118. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 223. OCLC 931112387.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Upton and North Elmsall Line and station closed		Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company		Cudworth (NMR platform) Line and station closed

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