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Wilmington railway station

Wilmington
Location
Place Hull
Area East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates 53°45′35″N 0°19′48″W / 53.7596°N 0.3300°W / 53.7596; -0.3300Coordinates: 53°45′35″N 0°19′48″W / 53.7596°N 0.3300°W / 53.7596; -0.3300
Grid reference TA102305
Operations
Original company Hull and Hornsea Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms Two (1864), One island (1912)
History
1864 Opened
1912 resited
1964 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Wilmington railway station is a disused railway station in Wilmington, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was briefly the Hull terminus station of the Hull and Hornsea Railway.

It was replaced in 1912 by a station of the same name west of Wilmington junction on the Victoria Dock Branch Line. The station closed 1964.

53°45′31″N 0°19′40″W / 53.7586°N 0.3277°W / 53.7586; -0.3277 (Wilmington station (1854))

The station was constructed at the Hull end of the Hull and Hornsea Railway, directly east of its junction (Wilmington junction) with the Victoria Dock Branch Line. The Hull and Hornsea opened 28 March 1864, with services terminating at Wilmington. Through running from Hornsea to Paragon station was planned from 1 June 1864, but delayed until 1 July due to the safety requirements of the board of trade.

The station closed after 9 June 1912.

53°45′34″N 0°19′54″W / 53.75932°N 0.33168°W / 53.75932; -0.33168 (Wilmington station (booking office))


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