Sledmere and Fimber railway station

Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Sledmere and Fimber
Site of the former station (2018)
Location	Sledmere and Fimber, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54.037420°N 0.612745°W
Grid reference	SE909610
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1853	Opened
1950	Closed

History

The station opened on 19 May 1853 and was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It was closed to passengers on 5 June 1950 but remained open for goods traffic until 18 October 1958. The station was named "Fimber" until March 1858, when it briefly became "Sledmere" until May 1859, when it became "Sledmere and Fimber" until final closure of the line.

Despite being remote from both Sledmere and Fimber, the station was the most important on the MDR in terms of traffic and receipts.[1]

Preservation

In October 2008, the Yorkshire Wolds Railway was formed by a group of enthusiasts aiming to restore at least a section of the former M&D branch as a heritage tourist attraction.[2] They are restoring a section of the railway near the original Sledmere and Fimber railway station.

References

1. Burton 1998.
2. "Yorkshire Wolds Railway". Yorkshire Wolds Railway. Retrieved 15 May 2013.

Sources

• Burton, Warwick (1998). Malton & Driffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-16-3.
• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
• "Station Name: Sledmere & Fimber". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

External links

• Sledmere and Fimber station at The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Burdale		North Eastern Railway Malton & Driffield Railway		Wetwang