Market Weighton railway station was a railway station at the junction of the Selby to Driffield and York to Beverley lines in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Market Weighton | |
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_(28634461512).jpg) Station in 1940 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Market Weighton, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 53.867815°N 0.664976°W |
| Grid reference | SE878421 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | York and North Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1847 | opened |
| 29 November 1965[1] | closed |
History
It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the town of Market Weighton. The overall roof of the station was removed in 1947 and replaced with steel awnings. It closed after the last train ran on 27 November 1965, and the station buildings were demolished in 1979.
Station Masters
- Thomas Lazenby
- Henry Goldsbrough ???? – 1902 (afterwards station master at Ripon)
- William Gill 1902[2] – 1903 (formerly station master at Hutton Cranswick)
- C. Horner 1903[3] – 1909 (formerly station master at Haxby)
- William J. Chapman 1909 – 1920[4] (afterwards station master at Driffield)
- T. Horsley 1920 – 1925
- M. W. Scott 1925 – 1931
- H. Hornby 1931 – 1940
- Richard Tyreman 1940 – 1944[5]
- S. Wilkinson 1944[6] – ????
- Frederick George Saunders 1948[7] – 1957
- W. W. Dixon 1957 – ???? (formerly station master at Middleton on the Wold)
- R. S. Jones 1961 –
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