Market Weighton railway station

Market Weighton
General information
Location	East Riding of Yorkshire
Platforms	2
History
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Railways
Key dates
1847	opened
1965	closed

Market Weighton railway station was a railway station at the junction of the Selby to Driffield and York to Beverley lines in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the town of Market Weighton. The overall roof of the station was removed in 1947 and replaced with steel awnings. It closed on 27 November 1965, and the station buildings were demolished in 1979.

References

• Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.
• 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.

External links

• Market Weighton station on navigable 1947 O.S. map
• "Station Name: Market Weighton". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
• H.W. Lyon (1965), No.6 Railway -Market Weighton railway station closure & demolition, Yorkshire Film Archive

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Everingham		Y&NMR / SB&WRJR Selby to Driffield Line		Enthorpe
Londesborough		Y&NMR York to Beverley Line		Kiplingcotes