Moulton railway station (North Yorkshire)
Moulton railway station was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It was situated near the village of North Cowton.
Moulton | |
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![]() Moulton station house | |
Location | |
Place | North Cowton |
Area | Richmondshire |
Coordinates | 54.430400°N 1.579000°W |
Grid reference | NZ273039 |
Operations | |
Original company | York and Newcastle Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1846 | opened |
1969 | closed |
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 |
Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The line was closed for passengers in 1969 and completely a year later.
Despite being only about a quarter of a mile from North Cowton the station was named after the village of Moulton some 3 miles (4.8 km) away. This was to avoid confusion with a now disused station on the East Coast Main Line named Cowton serving the nearby village of East Cowton.
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Moulton station house still survives, it is now used as a residential property, but the platform clock can still be seen on the wall.
The Richmond bound platform now forms part of the boundary wall to station house. The Darlington-bound platform still stands intact, though it is heavily overgrown with trees, bushes and bramble thickets.
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The track bed is now used as an access road for a nearby smallholding, it is not officially recognised as a public right-of-way, though it has been used as a scenic footpath by local people for over 20 years.
See also
- List of closed railway lines in Great Britain
- List of closed railway stations in Britain
Sources
- A.J.Ludlam (1993). The Catterick Camp Military Railway and the Richmond Branch. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-438-5
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Eryholme | Eryholme-Richmond branch line | Scorton |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Moulton (North Yorkshire) railway station. |
- Moulton Halt, SubBrit disused stations project
- Moulton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map