Wallingfen railway station

Wallingfen
Location
Place	Newport
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°46′00″N 0°42′37″W / 53.766700°N 0.710300°WCoordinates: 53°46′00″N 0°42′37″W / 53.766700°N 0.710300°W
Grid reference	SE848308
Operations
Original company	Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Hull and Barnsley Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1885	opened
1955	closed to passengers
1959	closed for freight
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Wallingfen railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the village of Newport in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The station opened on 22 July 1885 as Newport, it was renamed Newport (Yorks) in September 1921 and on 1 July 1923 to Wallingfen to avoid confusion with others stations titled Newport.^[1] It closed to passengers on 1 August 1955 and closed completely on 6 April 1959.^[2][3]

References

1. "Newport, East Riding". Howdenshire History. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
2. Dyson, Mark. "Wallingfen". Disused Stations. Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
3. "A brief history of the H&BR". Hull and Barnsley railway. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

• 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: Wallingfen". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2011.

External links

• Wallingfen station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Sandholme		Hull and Barnsley Railway		North Cave