Hull Botanic Gardens railway station

Disused railway station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England

53°45′07″N 0°21′38″W / 53.7519°N 0.3606°W / 53.7519; -0.3606Grid referenceTA082296Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Eastern RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1 June 1853Opened as Hull CemeteryNovember 1854ClosedSeptember 1866Reopened as Hull Cemetery Gates1 November 1881Renamed Hull Botanic Gardens19 October 1964Closed for passengers4 October 1965Closed for freight

Hull Botanic Gardens railway station was an intermediate stop on the North Eastern Railway's Victoria Dock Branch Line in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

History

It was opened on 1 June 1853, by the North Eastern Railway, and was originally known as Hull Cemetery. It closed to passengers in November 1854, before being reopened and renamed Hull Cemetery Gates in September 1866. It was renamed Hull Botanic Gardens on 1 November 1881, and remained thus until final closure on 19 October 1964.

Location

The station was at street level immediately to the north of a level crossing across Spring Bank, just east of the junction with Princes Avenue. The building was demolished in 1976. The site is now occupied by a public house, Pearson's (formerly The Old Zoological) and car park.

The station was named after the former Hull Botanical Gardens, which were located opposite the station until their closure in 1889.^[1] The gardens site is now the location of Hymers College.

Preceding station	Disused railways	Following station
Hull Paragon	North Eastern Railway Hull and Holderness Railway	Stepney
	North Eastern Railway Hull and Hornsea Railway
	North Eastern Railway Victoria Dock Branch Line

References

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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
"Station Name: Botanic Gardens (Hull)". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.