Melton Halt railway station
{{Short description|Disused railway station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Melton Halt
| status = Disused
| image = The Hull to Leeds-London Line - geograph.org.uk - 130193.jpg
| caption = Platform remains in March 2006
| borough = Melton, East Riding of Yorkshire
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|53.7192|-0.5323|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SE969257|25|SE969257}}
| platforms = 2
| original = North Eastern Railway
| pregroup = North Eastern Railway
| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway
| years = by October 1920
| events = Opened as Melton Crossing Halt
| years1 = by February 1965
| events1 = Renamed Melton Halt
| years2 = {{end date|1989|07|10|df=y}}
| events2 = Station closed
}}
Melton Halt railway station was a worker's station built on the Hull and Selby line near Melton. The halt was built for works trains to and from the Humber Portland Cement Company's works (Humber Cement Works), and operated from 1920 to 1989.
History
In June 1920 the North Eastern Railway was approached by the Humber Portland Cement Company with a request for a station halt for their new works near Melton. The company offered to pay the construction costs, and guaranteed a minimum number of tickets to be purchased.{{sfn|Bairstow|1995|p=80}}
The halt was located at the "Melton Crossing" level crossing.Ordnance Survey. 1:2500. 1927 The initial halt was a two platform station with the platforms on the slow lines of the quadruple track at the crossing.{{sfn|Bairstow|1995|p=80}} The halt opened in October 1920, and was originally named Melton Crossing Halt.{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=158 }} It was situated between {{stnlnk|Brough}} and {{stnlnk|Ferriby}},{{cite book |last1=Croughton |first1=Godfrey |last2=Kidner |first2=R.W. |last3=Young |first3=Alan |title=Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations |year=1982 |publisher=Oakwood Press |location=Salisbury |isbn=0-85361-281-1 |page=101 }}
The station was renamed Melton Halt by British Railways by February 1965. In 1970 after one of the tracks was removed (Hull slow) a new platform was constructed.{{sfn|Bairstow|1995|p=80}}
The station was closed by British Rail on 10 July 1989.
Potential Reopening
In June 2019, it was revealed that Hull Local Enterprise Partnership were looking at reopening the station as a major parkway station for InterCity services next to Melton West Business Park and the A63 road.{{cite magazine|last=Johnston|first=Howard|title=Melton Halt (Regional News) |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=17 July 2019 |issue=883|page=24|publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough|issn=0953-4563}} If plans come to fruition it would be the first station to open in East Yorkshire for over 100 years.{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/forgotten-train-station-could-reopen-3033295 |title=The forgotten train station which could reopen after 30 years|newspaper= Hull Daily Mail|date= 28 June 2019|access-date=28 June 2019}}
References
{{reflist}}
=Sources=
- {{citation| first = Martin| last = Bairstow| title = Railways in East Yorkshire| volume =2|year = 1995| isbn = 1871944120}}
External links
- [http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/m/melton_halt/index.shtml Disused Stations: Melton Halt]
{{Historical Rail Start}}
{{rail line |previous={{stnlnk|Brough}}
Line and station open |next={{stnlnk|Ferriby}}
Line and station open |route=Hull and Selby Railway |col={{NER colour}} }}
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Category:Disused railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Category:Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations