Pocklington railway station

Pocklington
Pocklington
General information
Location	Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire; England
Coordinates	53°55′45″N 0°46′52″W / 53.9292°N 0.7810°W
Grid reference	SE800488
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
4 October 1847	Opened
29 November 1965	Closed

Pocklington railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line that served the town of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and closed after the last train on 27 November 1965.^[2]

The station trainshed, designed by George Townsend Andrews, is a Grade II listed building^[3] and now forms the sports hall of Pocklington School.^[4] The front entrance to the building recently served as one of the bays of Pocklington Bus Station which serves the EYMS bus service towards York from Hull, Beverley, Market Weighton, Driffield and Bridlington. In August 2024 railings were installed to protect the listed building from vandalism and misuse.

References

^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
^ 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. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Historic England. "Railway Station (1162018)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^ Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.

External links

Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1162018)". National Heritage List for England.
Photographs of Pocklington Station
Pocklington station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
"Station Name: Pocklington". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Yapham Gate		Y&NMR York to Beverley Line		Nunburnholme

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[1] Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench

[2] 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. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

[3] Historic England. "Railway Station (1162018)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

[4] Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.

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