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 | |
| Location | Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 54.265670°N 0.929527°W |
| Grid reference | SE698860 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 Jan 1874 | Opened as Kirby Moorside[1] |
| 31 May 1948 | Renamed Kirbymoorside[1] |
| 2 Feb 1953 | Closed to regular passenger traffic[1] |
| 10 August 1964 | closed completely |
History
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
- 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.
- "Opening of the Railway between Helmsley and Kirby Moorside". York Herald. England. 3 January 1874. Retrieved 26 February 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 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.
- Nick Catford. "Disused Stations: Kirbymoorside". Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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