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.
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