Carlton Towers railway station
Carlton Towers railway station served the village of Carlton, Selby, England from 1885 to 1959 on the Hull and Barnsley Railway.
Carlton Towers | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 2007 | |
| Location | Carlton, Selby, Selby District England |
| Coordinates | 53.718°N 1.0197°W |
| Grid reference | SE647250 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Hull and Barnsley Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 27 July 1885 | Opened as Carlton |
| 1 July 1922 | Name changed to Carlton Towers |
| 1 January 1932 | Closed to passengers |
| 1959 | Closed completely |
History
The station opened as Carlton on 27 July 1885 by the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway. 'Towers' was added on to its name on 1 July 1922. The station closed to passengers on 1 January 1932[1] and to goods traffic in 1959.[2][3]
References
- M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 108
- "Carlton Towers railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- Historic England. "Carlton Towers Station (500205)". PastScape. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Smeaton | Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway Hull and Barnsley Railway |
Drax Abbey | ||
| Snaith and Pollington | Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway Gowdall & Braithwell Railway |
Drax Abbey | ||
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