Hornsea Town railway station was a railway station which served the town of

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in the

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. It was the terminus of the Hull and Hornsea Railway. It opened with the rest of the line on 28 March 1864, it was originally named just "Hornsea". The buildings were designed by Rawlins Gould. The station originally had one platform adjacent to the station building with a canopy over the platform. There was a turntable, a signal box and two goods sidings. By 1910 there was an additional double sided platform and long sidings. The station was renamed – with the "Town" suffix – on 25 September 1950, and closed on 19 October 1964. Two camping coaches were positioned here by the North Eastern Region from 1959 to 1964. Hornsea Town railway station is now a Grade II

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Hornsea station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations Disused railway stations in the East Riding of Yorkshire Grade II listed buildings in the East Riding of Yorkshire Beeching closures in England Hull and Hornsea Railway Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Hornsea Grade II listed railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub