Elslack railway station

Elslack railway station once served the small village of Elslack in North Yorkshire, England. The station was built by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway in 1848. It merged in to the Midland Railway in 1851 though some services were operated by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The station was closed in 1952.[1][2]

Elslack
Site of the former station (1996)
General information
LocationElslack, Craven
England
Coordinates53.9422°N 2.1126°W / 53.9422; -2.1126
Grid referenceSD927495
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
3 November 1848Opened
3 March 1952Closed to passengers
Maps showing
Elslack Station
Old OS Maps (estimated 1925 to 1945)
NPE Maps  
Vision of Britain  
Other maps

53.9422°N 2.1126°W / 53.9422; -2.1126

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 173. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Suggitt, Gordon (2003). Lost Railways of Lancashire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. p. 75.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Thornton-in-Craven   Midland Railway
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
  Skipton


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