Sledmere and Fimber railway station

Disused railway station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

54°02′15″N 0°36′46″W / 54.037420°N 0.612745°W / 54.037420; -0.612745Grid referenceSE909610Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMalton and Driffield Junction RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1853Opened1950Closed for passengers1958closed for goods

Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

History

The station was opened on 19 May 1853.It was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It was closed to passengers on 5 June 1950 but remained open for goods traffic until 18 October 1958. The station was named "Fimber" until March 1858, when it briefly became "Sledmere" until May 1859, when it became "Sledmere and Fimber" until final closure of the line.

Despite being remote from both Sledmere and Fimber, the station was the most important on the MDR in terms of traffic and receipts.^[1]

Preservation

In October 2008, the Yorkshire Wolds Railway was formed by a group of enthusiasts aiming to restore a section of the former M&D branch near the original Sledmere and Fimber railway station as a heritage tourist attraction.^[2]

References

^ Burton 1998, p. 51.
^ "Yorkshire Wolds Railway". Yorkshire Wolds Railway. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

Sources

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: Sledmere & Fimber". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.