Garton railway station

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Garton
Garton railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3491228).jpg
Site of the station in 2008
LocationGarton-on-the-Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°00′30″N 0°30′19″W / 54.008269°N 0.505371°W / 54.008269; -0.505371Coordinates: 54°00′30″N 0°30′19″W / 54.008269°N 0.505371°W / 54.008269; -0.505371
Grid referenceSE980579
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMalton and Driffield Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1853Opened
1950Closed

Garton railway station (

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SE980579) was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway (MDR) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Garton-on-the-Wolds. It closed on 5 June 1950.

Garton was the least important station on the MDR, handling fewer passengers than any other.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Burton, Warwick. Malton & Driffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. p. 46. ISBN 1-871944-16-3.

Sources[]

  • 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • "Station Name: Garton". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wetwang   North Eastern Railway
Malton & Driffield Railway
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