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Wetwang railway station

Coordinates: 54°01′28″N 0°34′36″W / 54.024413°N 0.576540°W / 54.024413; -0.576540
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Wetwang
Site of the former station in February 2008
General information
LocationWetwang, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°01′28″N 0°34′36″W / 54.024413°N 0.576540°W / 54.024413; -0.576540
Grid referenceSE933596
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMalton and Driffield Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 May 1853Opened
5 June 1950Closed for passengers
20 October 1958Closed for goods

Wetwang railway station (SE933596) was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It served the village of Wetwang, opened on 19 May 1853, and closed for passengers on 5 June 1950 and goods on 20 October 1958. For passenger traffic, Wetwang was the busiest station on the MDR.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Burton 1998, p. 46.

Sources

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  • Burton, Warwick (1998). Malton & Driffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-16-3.
  • 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: Wetwang". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sledmere & Fimber   North Eastern Railway
Malton & Driffield Railway
  Garton