Kirbymoorside railway station

Kirbymoorside railway station served the market town of Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire, England from 1874 until 1964,

Kirbymoorside
The station in 2008
Location
PlaceKirkbymoorside
AreaRyedale
Coordinates54.265670°N 0.929527°W / 54.265670; -0.929527
Grid referenceSE698860
Operations
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway[1]
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms2
History
1 Jan 1874Opened as
Kirby Moorside[1]
31 May 1948Renamed Kirbymoorside[1]
2 Feb 1953Closed to regular passenger traffic[1]
10 August 1964closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

It was opened on 1 January 1874.[2] The regular passenger service (and the track east to Pickering) ceased in 1953 but freight traffic and occasional special passenger trains continued until 1964.

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.[3]

After closure the railway station building was used for industrial purposes, but was demolished between April/May 2010 in favour of a new housing development.[4]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nawton   Gilling and Pickering (G&P) Line   Sinnington

References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (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. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. "Opening of the Railway between Helmsley and Kirby Moorside". York Herald. England. 3 January 1874. Retrieved 26 February 2018 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  4. Nick Catford. "Disused Stations: Kirbymoorside". Retrieved 22 May 2017.


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