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Market Weighton railway station
Market Weighton railway station was a railway station at the junction of the Selby to Driffield and York to Beverley lines in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
1. History
It opened on 4 October 1847 and served the town of Market Weighton. The overall roof of the station was removed in 1947 and replaced with steel awnings. It closed after the last train ran on 27 November 1965, and the station buildings were demolished in 1979.
1. References
1. External links
Market Weighton station on navigable 1947 O.S. map "Station Name: Market Weighton". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011. Lyon, H. W. (1965). "No.6 Railway -Market Weighton railway station closure & demolition". Yorkshire Film Archive. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015.
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