Boothferry Park Halt railway station

Boothferry Park Halt
General information
LocationHull, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°44′30″N 0°23′13″W / 53.7416°N 0.3870°W / 53.7416; -0.3870
Grid referenceTA063284
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
6 January 1951Opened
1986closed

Boothferry Park Halt railway station opened on 6 January 1951[1][2] on an embankment of the former Hull and Barnsley Railway to serve the Boothferry Park football stadium which had opened in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire in August 1946.[2]

The station was first used for a match against Everton when six trains ran the football service between Hull Paragon and Boothferry Park. The station closed in 1986 for safety reasons.[3]

The station was a single platform, 200 yards (180 m) long.[4] It was removed in October 2007 by Network Rail during engineering work.[3]

Boothferry Park Halt railway station was one of several in England built to provide a dedicated match-day service to a football ground; others included Manchester United Football Ground, Watford Stadium Halt, Ramsline Halt in Derby, and the first Wembley Stadium station.

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ a b "A History of Boothferry Park". The Tigers Official Website. Hull City A.F.C. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Boothferry Park Hull City". Old Football Grounds. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  4. ^ Bairstow, Martin (1995). Railways In East Yorkshire Volume Two. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 82. ISBN 1-871944-12-0.


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