Pocklington railway station

Pocklington
Location
Place	Pocklington
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°55′45″N 0°46′52″W / 53.9292°N 0.7810°WCoordinates: 53°55′45″N 0°46′52″W / 53.9292°N 0.7810°W
Grid reference	SE800488
Operations
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
4 October 1847	Opened
27 November 1965	Closed
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Pocklington railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line that served the town of Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and closed on 27 November 1965.^[1]

The station trainshed, designed by George Townsend Andrews, is a Grade II listed building and now forms the sports hall of Pocklington School.^[2] The front entrance to the building now serves as one of the bays of Pocklington Bus Station which serves the EYMS bus service towards York from Hull, Beverley, Market Weighton, Driffield and Bridlington.

References

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

External links

• Historic England. "Details from image database (167000)". Images of England.
• Photographs of Pocklington Station
• Pocklington station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
• "Station Name: Pocklington". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Yapham Gate		Y&NMR York to Beverley Line		Nunburnholme