Wassand railway station

Wassand
Hornsea Rail Trail on the former line at the site of Wassand Station (2016)
General information
Location	Goxhill, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.883000°N 0.193800°W / 53.883000; -0.193800
Grid reference	TA188444
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Original company	Hull and Hornsea Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1865	opened as Goxhill
1904	renamed
1953	closed

Wassand railway station was a railway station that served the villages of Wassand and Goxhill in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was on the Hull and Hornsea Railway.

It opened in 1865, and was originally named "Goxhill". It was renamed "Wassand" (to avoid confusion with Goxhill in Lincolnshire) on 1 October 1904, and closed on 21 September 1953.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Sigglesthorne		North Eastern Railway Hull and Hornsea Railway		Hornsea Bridge

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.
• "Station Name: Wassand". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

External links

• Wassand station on navigable 1947 O. S. map