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Wilmington railway station was a station that served the suburb of Wilmington,
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, England. It was on the
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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 A proposal for a railway line t ...
, 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
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, 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 {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub