Hedon Racecourse railway station

Hedon Racecourse
Location
Place	Hedon
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°44′53″N 0°13′35″W / 53.748000°N 0.226500°WCoordinates: 53°44′53″N 0°13′35″W / 53.748000°N 0.226500°W
Grid reference	TA169294
Operations
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1888	Opened
1909	Closed
1948	Re-opened
1948	Closed
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Hedon Racecourse railway station is a disused railway station on the North Eastern Railway's Hull and Holderness Railway to the west of Hedon in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 24 August 1888. The station was not timetabled and only operated on race days. The station was closed in 1909 when horse racing was terminated. The station was briefly re-opened as Hedon Halt between 14 August 1948 and 23 October 1948 to serve speedway meetings.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Marfleet		North Eastern Railway Hull and Holderness Railway		Hedon

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
• "Station Name: Hedon Racecourse". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.