Wormald Green railway station

Wormald Green railway station served the village of Wormald Green, Harrogate, England from 1848 to 1964 on the Leeds-Northallerton Railway.

Wormald Green
Site of the former station (2008)
Location
PlaceWormald Green
AreaHarrogate
Coordinates54.078277°N 1.536785°W / 54.078277; -1.536785
Grid referenceSE304648
Operations
Original companyLeeds Northern Railway
Pre-groupingLeeds Northern Railway
North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
Platforms2
History
1 June 1848 (1848-06-01)Opened
18 June 1962Closed to passengers
31 August 1964 (1964-08-31)Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station was opened on 1 June 1848 by the Leeds Northern Railway. The station was situated on the south side of the Wormald Green - Markington Road, just west of its junction with Ripon Road on the A61. There were four sidings, two of which served a coal depot. Pepper's Lime quarry had a private siding. There were more sidings to the north serving Monkton Moor quarries. In 1911, the main freight handled at the station was barley (155 tons) and 128 wagons of livestock. After closure to passengers on 18 June 1962, the station was still open to goods traffic but it was downgraded to an unstaffed public delivery siding until its complete closure on 31 August 1964.[1]

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References
  1. "Disused Stations: Wormald Green". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ripon
Line and station closed		   Leeds Northern Railway
Leeds-Northallerton Railway		   Nidd Bridge
Line and station closed


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