Cannon Street railway station, Hull
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Cannon Street railway station was the passenger terminus in Hull
of the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company, which was renamed in 1905 as the Hull and Barnsley Railway
. It opened on 27 July 1885 and closed to passengers on 14 July 1924 after the London and North Eastern Railway
had built the Spring Bank chord to Hull Paragon. It closed completely on 3 June 1968. The station was to have been a goods station with the passenger terminus a quarter of a mile south on Charlotte Street but with insufficient funds Cannon Street served both functions.
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
of the Hull Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company, which was renamed in 1905 as the Hull and Barnsley Railway
Hull and Barnsley Railway
The Hull Barnsley & West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company was opened on 20 July 1885. It had a total projected length of 66 miles but never reached Barnsley, stopping a few miles short at Stairfoot. The name was changed to The Hull and Barnsley Railway in 1905...
. It opened on 27 July 1885 and closed to passengers on 14 July 1924 after the London and North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
had built the Spring Bank chord to Hull Paragon. It closed completely on 3 June 1968. The station was to have been a goods station with the passenger terminus a quarter of a mile south on Charlotte Street but with insufficient funds Cannon Street served both functions.