Burton Constable railway station
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Burton Constable railway station was a station on the Hull and Hornsea Railway
Hull and Hornsea Railway
The Hull and Hornsea Railway was a branch line in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which connected the city of Kingston upon Hull with the east coast seaside holiday resort of Hornsea.-Early proposals and construction:...

, and served the villages of Marton
Marton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Marton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre and east of the village of Skirlaugh.It forms part of the civil parish of Burton Constable....

 and Burton Constable
Burton Constable
Burton Constable is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located approximately north east of Hull city centre and south east of the village of Skirlaugh....

 in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

.

It opened on 28 March 1864 as "Marton", but was renamed "Burton Constable" on 1 August 1864, to avoid confusion with various other Marton
Marton
-Places:in England:*Marton, Blackpool, district of Blackpool*Marton, Bridlington, area of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire*Marton, Cheshire, village and civil parish in Cheshire*Marton, Cumbria, village in Cumbria**Lindal and Marton, the local parish...

s elsewhere. It was renamed again (to avoid confusion with Constable Burton
Constable Burton railway station
Constable Burton railway station is a disused railway station on the Wensleydale Railway, in North Yorkshire, England.It was opened by the Bedale and Leyburn Railway on 19 May 1856, and served the village of Constable Burton. The station closed on 26 April 1954....

 on the Wensleydale Railway
Wensleydale Railway
The Wensleydale Railway is a railway line in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England and the name of the company that operates services on the line....

), on 1 January 1922 and became known as "Ellerby". It closed following the Beeching Report on 19 October 1964.

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