Kirbymoorside railway station

Kirbymoorside railway station served the market town of Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire, England from 1874 until 1964.

Kirbymoorside
The station in 2008
General information
LocationKirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°15′56″N 0°55′46″W / 54.265670°N 0.929527°W / 54.265670; -0.929527
Grid referenceSE698860
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway[1]
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 Jan 1874Opened as
Kirby Moorside[1]
31 May 1948Renamed Kirbymoorside[1]
2 Feb 1953Closed to regular passenger traffic[1]
10 August 1964closed completely

History

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It was opened on 1 January 1874.[2] The regular passenger service (and the track east to Pickering) ceased in 1953 but freight traffic and occasional special passenger trains continued until 1964.

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.[3]

After closure the railway station building was used for industrial purposes, but was demolished between April/May 2010 in favour of a new housing development.[4]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nawton   Gilling and Pickering (G&P) Line   Sinnington

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ "Opening of the Railway between Helmsley and Kirby Moorside". York Herald. England. 3 January 1874. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  4. ^ Nick Catford. "Disused Stations: Kirbymoorside". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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