York (Layerthorpe) railway station

York (Layerthorpe) railway station was a railway station in the village of Layerthorpe in York, North Yorkshire, England.

York (Layerthorpe)
September 1977
General information
LocationLayerthorpe, City of York
England
Coordinates53.96119°N 1.06870°W / 53.96119; -1.06870
Grid referenceSE612520
Platformsone
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDerwent Valley Light Railway
Pre-groupingDerwent Valley Light Railway
Post-groupingDerwent Valley Light Railway
Key dates
1913opened
1926closed for passengers
1981closed for freight except a private siding
1987closed completely

History

Opened on 19 July 1913, it served as the northern terminus of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, where the line connected to the existing Foss Islands Branch Line and thence to the North Eastern Railway's York to Scarborough Line.

Traffic through the station was predominantly agricultural freight and local industries along the route of the DVLR, although passenger services did run on the line from 1913 to 1926.[1] After closure to passengers, excursions were occasionally operated—often these were for bramble picking on Skipwith Common—hence the line is sometimes known as the "Blackberry Line".

A summer-only steam passenger service was operated from 1977 to 1979.[2] The DVLR closed on 27 September 1981. A single siding at the station serving an oil depot remained in use until 1987. The siding was lifted along with the Foss Island branch when traffic from Rowntrees chocolate factory, at the other end of the branch, switched to road transport in 1988.

References
  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 471. OCLC 931112387.
  2. 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. 257. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus   Derwent Valley Light Railway   Osbaldwick
Line private, station closed
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