Kirbymoorside railway station

Kirbymoorside
Location
Place Kirkbymoorside
Area Ryedale
Coordinates 54°15′56″N 0°55′46″W / 54.265670°N 0.929527°W / 54.265670; -0.929527Coordinates: 54°15′56″N 0°55′46″W / 54.265670°N 0.929527°W / 54.265670; -0.929527
Grid reference SE698860
Operations
Original company North Eastern Railway[1]
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 Jan 1874 Opened as
Kirby Moorside[1]
31 May 1948 Renamed Kirbymoorside[1]
2 Feb 1953 Closed regular passengers[1]
10 August 1964 closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Kirbymoorside railway station served the market town of Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire, England from 1874 until 1964, The regular passenger service (and the track east to Pickering) ceased in 1953 but freight traffic and occasional special passenger trains continued until 1964.

After closure the railway station building was used for industrial purposes, but was demolished at the end of March 2010.

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

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