Riby Street Platform | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Grimsby, Lincolnshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°34′34″N 0°04′22″W / 53.5762°N 0.0729°W |
| Grid reference | TA277106 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Central Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| by October 1904 | opened for unadvertised workmen service |
| 4 June 1917[1] | public advertised service |
| April 1919 | reverted to unadvertised workmen service |
| 14 April 1941[2] | closed |
Riby Street Platform was a railway station which served the Riby Street area of Grimsby from 1904 to 1941. It was opened by the Great Central Railway to serve the first dock in Grimsby but was closed during World War II and never reopened. A source with local knowledge refers to the station as "Riby Street Platforms".[3]
The station was known as "Skateknob Junction" by workers at the nearby fish docks.[4][5] It consisted of two narrow wooden platforms connected by a footbridge.[6] Although the platforms had been removed, the footbridge was still plain to see in 1961.[7]
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 362
- ^ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 118.
- ^ King 2019, p. 62.
- ^ The station in historical context Grimsby Telegraph
- ^ King & Hewins 1989, p. 33.
- ^ The station from the air in 1937 Britain from Above (free login needed to zoom)
- ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 62.