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Melton Halt railway station

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The halt was located at the "Melton Crossing" level crossing. The initial halt was a two platform station with the platforms on the slow lines of the quadruple track at the crossing. The halt opened in October 1920, and was originally named
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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
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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.
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by February 1965. In 1970 after one of the tracks was removed (Hull slow) a new platform was constructed.
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Johnston, Howard (17 July 2019). "Melton Halt (Regional News)".
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Disused railway station in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, R.W.; Young, Alan (1982).
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Melton
East Riding of Yorkshire
53°43′09″N 0°31′56″W / 53.7192°N 0.5323°W / 53.7192; -0.5323
Grid reference
SE969257
North Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
Hull and Selby line
Melton
Humber Cement Works
North Eastern Railway
Brough
Ferriby
British Railways
British Rail
A63 road



Bairstow 1995



ISBN
1-85260-508-1
ISBN
0-85361-281-1
ISSN
0953-4563

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