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Wallingfen railway station

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Place
  
Newport

1885
  
opened

Platforms in use
  
2

Grid reference
  
SE848308

Original company
  
Hull and Barnsley Railway

Area
  
East Riding of Yorkshire

Pre-grouping
  
Hull and Barnsley Railway

Post-grouping
  
London and North Eastern Railway

Wallingfen railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the village of Newport in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

The station opened on 22 July 1885 as Newport, it was renamed Newport (Yorks) in September 1921 and on 1 July 1923 to Wallingfen to avoid confusion with others stations titled Newport. It closed to passengers on 1 August 1955 and closed completely on 6 April 1959.

References

Wallingfen railway station Wikipedia