Slingsby railway station

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Slingsby
Slingsby railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3491254).jpg
Site of Slingsby station in 2008
LocationSlingsby, Ryedale
England
Coordinates54°10′12″N 0°55′53″W / 54.170000°N 0.931250°W / 54.170000; -0.931250Coordinates: 54°10′12″N 0°55′53″W / 54.170000°N 0.931250°W / 54.170000; -0.931250
Grid referenceSE698754
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1853opened
1931passenger service withdrawn
1964closed completely

Slingsby railway station is a disused railway station that served the village of Slingsby in North Yorkshire, England. It was built on the orders of the Earl of Carlisle, the local landowner, opened in 1853 and closed to regular passenger trains on 1 January 1931, but remained open for freight traffic and occasional special passenger trains until 10 August 1964. The station was the only one on the Thirsk and Malton line to be built of stone. It had a single platform that was originally very low, but parts of it were raised to the standard height for NER platforms of 2' 6" after 1865. The goods yard consisted of four sidings, three on the up side and one on the down side of the line. A passing loop on the latter siding that had been taken out of use early in the station's history was reinstated and lengthened in 1943 for unloading ammunition. There were a brick and a timber warehouse, a second brick warehouse was built in 1858 at the request of a corn merchant.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Nick Catford (26 May 2017). "Slingsby". Disused Stations.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hovingham
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Thirsk and Malton Line
  Barton le Street
Line and station closed


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