Riby Street Platform railway station

Riby Street Platform
General information
LocationGrimsby, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53°34′34″N 0°04′22″W / 53.5762°N 0.0729°W / 53.5762; -0.0729
Grid referenceTA277106
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Central Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
by October 1904opened for unadvertised workmen service
4 June 1917[1]public advertised service
April 1919reverted to unadvertised workmen service
14 April 1941[2]closed
Railways around Grimsby Docks railway station in 1914

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]

  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 362
  2. ^ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 118.
  3. ^ King 2019, p. 62.
  4. ^ The station in historical context Grimsby Telegraph
  5. ^ King & Hewins 1989, p. 33.
  6. ^ The station from the air in 1937 Britain from Above (free login needed to zoom)
  7. ^ King & Hewins 1989, Photo 62.