Hull Botanic Gardens railway station

This article is about a railway station in the East Riding of Yorkshire. For the similarly named railway station in Scotland, see Botanic Gardens railway station.

Hull Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens in 1967
General information
Location	Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.7519°N 0.3606°W / 53.7519; -0.3606
Grid reference	TA082296
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1853	Opened as Hull Cemetery
November 1854	Closed
September 1866	Reopened as Hull Cemetery Gates
1 November 1881	Renamed Hull Botanic Gardens
19 October 1964	Closed for passengers
4 October 1965	Closed 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. 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.

External links

• Information about a model of the station being built by members of the Hull Miniature Railway Society