Southburn railway station

Southburn railway station was a railway station on the Selby to Driffield Line. It opened on 1 May 1890 and served the villages of Southburn and Kirkburn in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It closed on 20 September 1954 but the line remained open as a through route for excursions until complete closure on 14 June 1965. Little remains of the station with the exception of the platform edges and the station cottages. A farm building occupies the place of the demolished station building.[1]

Station cottages (2008)

Southburn
Location	Southburn, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.9738°N 0.4861°W
Grid reference	SE 9939 5414
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Scarborough, Bridlington and West Riding Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1890	Opened
1954	Closed

References

• Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.
• 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.

1. "Station Name: Southburn". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.

External links

• Southburn station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bainton		North Eastern Railway Selby to Driffield Line		Driffield