Moulton railway station (North Yorkshire)
Moulton railway station was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It was situated near the village of North Cowton.
Moulton | |
|---|---|
 Moulton station house | |
| General information | |
| Location | North Cowton, Richmondshire England |
| Coordinates | 54.430400°N 1.579000°W |
| Grid reference | NZ273039 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | York and Newcastle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 10 September 1846 | opened |
| 3 March 1969 | closed |
Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The line was closed for passengers in 1969[1][2] and completely a year later.
Despite being only about a quarter of a mile from North Cowton the station was named after the village of Moulton some 3 miles (4.8 km) away. This was to avoid confusion with a now disused station on the East Coast Main Line named Cowton serving the nearby village of East Cowton.
Moulton station house still survives, it is now used as a residential property, but the platform clock can still be seen on the wall.
The Richmond bound platform now forms part of the boundary wall to station house. The Darlington-bound platform still stands intact, though it is heavily overgrown with trees, bushes and bramble thickets.
The track bed is now used as an access road for a nearby smallholding, it is not officially recognised as a public right-of-way, though it has been used as a scenic footpath by local people for over 20 years.
References
- Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 305. OCLC 931112387.
- 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. 165. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Sources
- A.J.Ludlam (1993). The Catterick Camp Military Railway and the Richmond Branch. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-438-5
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eryholme | Eryholme-Richmond branch line | Scorton |
External links
- Moulton Halt, SubBrit disused stations project
- Moulton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map