Escrick railway station

Escrick railway station was a railway station that served the village of Escrick, North Yorkshire, England from 1871 to 1961 on the East Coast Main Line.

Escrick
Site of the station in 1991
Location
PlaceEscrick
AreaNorth Yorkshire
Coordinates53.8697°N 1.0467°W / 53.8697; -1.0467
Grid referenceSE616419
Operations
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Platforms2
History
2 January 1871 (1871-01-02)Opened
8 June 1953Closed to passengers
1961 (1961)Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened on 2 January 1871 by the North Eastern Railway. It closed to passengers on 8 June 1953 and closed to goods traffic in 1961.[1][2]

The line was closed in October 1983, with all trains diverted onto the new section of the East Coast Main Line between Temple Hirst Junction and Colton Junction (Selby Diversion).[3]

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References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 165. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Escrick railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. Suggitt, Gordon (2005). Lost railways of North and East Yorkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-85306-918-5.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Naburn
Line and station closed		   North Eastern Railway
East Coast Main Line		   Riccall
Line and station closed


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