Boroughbridge railway station

Boroughbridge railway station served the town of Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, England from 1847 to 1964 on the Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway.

Boroughbridge
The remains of Boroughbridge station in 1961
Location
PlaceBoroughbridge
AreaNorth Yorkshire
Coordinates54.1°N 1.3947°W / 54.1; -1.3947
Grid referenceSE396672
Operations
Original companyEast and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pre-groupingEast and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Platforms2
History
17 June 1847 (1847-06-17)Opened
1 April 1875Resited
25 September 1950Closed to passengers
1964Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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History

The station opened on 17 June 1847 by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway.[1] It was resited in 1875 and the first station remained open for goods traffic until 1964.[2] The second station opened on 1 April 1875 and closed for passengers on 25 September 1950.[3]

Station masters
  • John King ca. 1863 - ca 1882
  • Robert Elliott ca. 1885 - 1903[4]
  • John Deans 1903 (previously station master at Otley, died shortly after appointment)[5]
  • Mr. Thornley Smith 1904 - ????
  • Matthew William Seymour 1912 - 1920[6] (formerly station master at Darlington)
  • A. Johnson ???? - 1935[7] (also station master of Brafferton and Copgrove) (afterwards station master at South Gosforth and Jesmond)
  • C.B. Bainbridge ???? - 1940[8] (also station master of Copgrove) (afterwards acting station master at Hessle)
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References
  1. Cobb, M H (2003). The railways of Great Britain - a historical atlas. Ian Allan. p. 411. ISBN 0-7110-3003-0. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. "Boroughbridge 1st railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 83
  4. "Mr. R. Elliott". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. England. 24 September 1903. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Dropped dead on the line". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. England. 30 December 1903. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "48 years on rail". Newcastle Journal. England. 22 March 1944. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Northern Items". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. England. 4 September 1935. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "New Hessle Station Master". Hull Daily Mail. England. 10 January 1940. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Brafferton
Line and station closed		   East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway		   Copgrove
Line and station closed


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