Topcliffe railway station

Topcliffe railway station served the village of Topcliffe, North Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1959 on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway.

Topcliffe
Site of the former station (2008)
Location
Place	Topcliffe
Area	North Yorkshire
Coordinates	54.2081°N 1.4148°W / 54.2081; -1.4148
Grid reference	SE382793
Operations
Original company	Leeds and Thirsk Railway
Pre-grouping	Leeds and Thirsk Railway
Post-grouping	LNER British Railways (North Eastern)
Platforms	2
History
1 June 1848 (1848-06-01)	Opened
July 1854	Name changed to Topcliffe Gate
April 1863	Name reverted to Topcliffe
14 September 1959 (1959-09-14)	Closed
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History

The station opened on 1 June 1848 by the Leeds and Thirsk Railway. The station was situated on both sides of the A167. The station's name was changed to Topcliffe Gate in July 1854 but it was reverted to Topcliffe in April 1863. The goods yard was located on the up side behind the station platform and consisted of three sidings, two of them serving coal drops. There was also a cattle dock. In 1911, the main freight handled at the station were 237 tons of potatoes and 253 tons of barley. The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 14 September 1959.[1]

References

1. "Disused Stations: Topcliffe". Disused Stations. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Thirsk Town Line and station closed		Leeds and Thirsk Railway		Baldersby Line and station closed
Thirsk Line closed, station open