Coxwold railway station

Coxwold railway station was on the Thirsk and Malton line of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway in North Yorkshire, England that served the village of Coxwold. The station opened on 1 June 1853.[1]

Coxwold
The remains of Coxwold station viewed from the road
LocationCoxwold, Hambleton
England
Coordinates54.186379°N 1.179142°W / 54.186379; -1.179142
Grid referenceSE536770
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1853opened
2 February 1953closed for regular passenger trains
10 August 1964closed completely

The station was host to a camping coach from 1935 to 1939, and possibly one for some of 1934, the station was also used as an overnight stop for touring camping coach service in 1935.[2]

The station closed for regular passenger traffic in 1953 but was subsequently used for occasional special trains until 1958.[1][3]

The line remained open for goods traffic until 10 August 1964, after which the track was subsequently lifted.[4]

The station has since been converted into a private house.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Husthwaite Gate
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Gilling and Pickering Line
  Ampleforth
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Thirsk and Malton Line
 

References

  1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 10 & 12. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  3. "Coxwold". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  4. Hoole, Ken (1983). Railways of the North York Moors. Clapham: Dalesman. p. 15. ISBN 0852067313.


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