Wilmington railway station was a station that served the suburb of
Wilmington,
Hull
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,
East Riding of Yorkshire
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, England. It was on the
Hull and Hornsea Railway
The Hull and Hornsea Railway was a branch line which connected the city of Kingston upon Hull with the seaside town of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
History
Early proposals and construction
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and acted as a temporary terminus of the line.
It was replaced in 1912 by a station of the same name west of Wilmington junction on the
Victoria Dock Branch Line. The station closed 1964.
History
1864–1912
The station was constructed at the Hull end of the
Hull and Hornsea Railway
The Hull and Hornsea Railway was a branch line which connected the city of Kingston upon Hull with the seaside town of Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
History
Early proposals and construction
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, directly east of its junction (''Wilmington junction'') with the
Victoria Dock Branch Line. The Hull and Hornsea opened 28 March 1864, with services terminating at Wilmington. Through running from Hornsea to
Paragon station was planned from 1 June 1864, but delayed until 1 July due to the safety requirements of the board of trade.
The station closed after 9 June 1912.
1912–1964
In 1912 a new station was constructed west of the original on the Victoria Dock Branch Line; the level crossing at Cleveland Street was replaced with a bridge, at the same time a new double track swing bridge was constructed over the
River Hull
The River Hull is a navigable river in the East Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England. It rises from a series of springs to the west of Driffield, and enters the Humber Estuary at Kingston upon Hull. Following a period when the Archbishops of ...
, slightly to the north of the original single track line. The station was built to an island platform design, accessed via a subway at the booking office on Foster Street.
The new station came into use in June 1912, replacing both the 1854 Wilmington station, and
Sculcoates station to the west.
The station closed to passengers on 19 October 1964. As of 2010 the 1912 booking office and an entrance to a subway under the former trackbed are still extant, (as of 2014 in use as cafe).
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Disused railway stations in Kingston upon Hull
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964
Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations
Beeching closures in England
Hull and Hornsea Railway
Hull and Holderness Railway
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