Londesborough railway station

Londesborough
Former station building in 2008, converted to a house
General information
LocationShiptonthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°52′58″N 0°42′19″W / 53.8828°N 0.7054°W / 53.8828; -0.7054
Grid referenceSE851437
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork and North Midland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Key dates
1847Opened
29 November 1965[1]Closed

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.

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