Cottingwith railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in Cottingwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Cottingwith

| status = Disused

| image = File:Cottingwith station (DVLR) site geograph-3156715-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg

| caption = The site of the station in 1988

| borough = East Cottingwith, East Riding of Yorkshire

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.8743|-0.9718|type:landmark_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SE677425|25|SE677425}}

| platforms = 1

| original = Derwent Valley Light Railway

| years = {{Start date|1913|07|21|df=yes}}

| events = Opened

| years1 = 1 September 1926

| events1 = Closed to passengers

| years2 = {{End date|1964|12|31|df=y}}

| events2 = Closed to freight

}}

Cottingwith railway station served the village of East Cottingwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England from 1913 to 1964 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.

History

The station opened on 21 July 1913M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 130 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.{{PastScape|mnumber=498225|mname=Cottingwith Station|access-date=19 January 2020}} It closed to passengers on 1 September 1926 and to freight on 31 December 1964. Nothing remains.{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3156715|title=Site of Cottingwith station (DVLR), 1988 (C) Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland|work=Geograph |access-date=19 January 2020}}

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