Baldersby railway station
Baldersby railway station was a railway station serving the village of Baldersby in North Yorkshire, England. It was located on a line from Melmerby, north of Ripon, to Thirsk on the East Coast Main Line.
Baldersby | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1745394.jpg.webp) Baldersby railway station in 1965 | |
| Location | Baldersby, Harrogate England |
| Coordinates | 54.196747°N 1.460546°W |
| Grid reference | SE352780 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds and Thirsk Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1848 | Station opens |
| July 1855 | Station renamed Baldersby Gate |
| April 1863 | Station renamed Baldersby |
| 14 September 1959 | Station closes |
History
Opened by the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission
The site today
The old trackbed peters out in a field and nothing remains of the station.
References
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- Railscot on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melmerby | North Eastern Railway Leeds and Thirsk Railway |
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