Welbury railway station

Welbury railway station was a railway station serving the village of Welbury in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line (which is now the North TransPennine line) it was opened on 2 June 1852 by the Leeds Northern Railway.[1] It closed to passengers on 20 September 1954[2] and closed completely in 1963.[3]

Welbury
The former station building in 2015
Location
AreaHambleton, North Yorkshire
Coordinates54.408171°N 1.382325°W / 54.408171; -1.382325
Grid referenceNZ401015
Operations
Original companyLeeds Northern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms2
History
2 June 1852Opened
1954Closed to passengers
1963Closed 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

The station was located 5.6 miles (9 km) north of Northallerton station and 8.7 miles (14 km) south of Eaglescliffe.[4]

The line is still open for passenger and freight trains. First TransPennine Express run an hourly service between Manchester and Middlesbrough[5] and Grand Central run five trains a day in each direction between Sunderland and London King's Cross.[6] Freight is mostly, steel, coal and biomass run by several operators.[7]

There is a level crossing at Welbury which is controlled by Low Gates box in Northallerton.[4]

References
  1. Body, G (1988). PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
  2. Burgess, Neil (2011). The lost railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 53. ISBN 9781840335552.
  3. Historic England. "Welbury Station (500543)". PastScape. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 20, 47. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  5. "Download Timetables". First TransPennine. FTPE. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  6. "Routes". Grand Central. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  7. Rawlinson, Mark (October 2015). Freightmaster 79. Swindon: Freightmaster Publishing. p. 108. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Brompton
Station closed; Line open		   Leeds Northern Railway
North TransPennine 		  West Rounton
Station closed; Line open
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