Londesborough railway station

Londesborough
Londesborough
	Former station building in 2008, converted to a house
General information
Location	Shiptonthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire; England
Coordinates	53°52′58″N 0°42′19″W / 53.8828°N 0.7054°W
Grid reference	SE851437
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	Closed
Location
Location

Londesborough railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Shiptonthorpe and Londesborough. The station was originally named Shipton & Londesborough, was renamed to Shipton in April 1864 and became Londesborough in January 1867. It closed after the last train ran on 27 November 1965.

References

^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench

Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

Londesborough station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
"Station Name: Londesborough". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Londesborough Park		Y&NMR York to Beverley Line		Market Weighton

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