Market Weighton railway station was a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

at the junction of the Selby to Driffield and York to Beverley lines in the

East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to t ...

, England.

History

It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the town of

Market Weighton Market Weighton ( ) is a town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is one of the main market towns in the East Yorkshire Wolds and lies midway between Hull and York, about from either one. According to the 2011 UK cen ...

. The overall roof of the station was removed in 1947 and replaced with steel awnings. It closed after the last train ran on 27 November 1965, and the station buildings were demolished in 1979.

Station Masters

*Thomas Lazenby *Henry Goldsbrough ???? – 1902 (afterwards station master at Ripon) *William Gill 1902 – 1903 (formerly station master at Hutton Cranswick) *C. Horner 1903 – 1909 (formerly station master at Haxby) *William J. Chapman 1909 – 1920 (afterwards station master at Driffield) *T. Horsley 1920 – 1925 *M. W. Scott 1925 – 1931 *H. Hornby 1931 – 1940 *Richard Tyreman 1940 – 1944 *S. Wilkinson 1944 – ???? *Frederick George Saunders 1948 – 1957 *W. W. Dixon 1957 – ???? (formerly station master at Middleton on the Wold) *R. S. Jones 1961 –

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Market Weighton station on navigable 1947 O.S. map
* * Buildings and structures demolished in 1979 Disused railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire Former York and North Midland Railway stations Beeching closures in England Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 1847 establishments in England George Townsend Andrews railway stations 1965 disestablishments in England Market Weighton {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub