Scorton railway station

Scorton
Scorton
	Scorton railway station in 2007
Location	Scorton, Richmondshire; England
Coordinates	54.408000°N 1.616583°W
Grid reference	NZ249014
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and Newcastle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1846	opened
1969	closed

Scorton railway station (North Yorkshire) was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village of Scorton is situated around half a mile from the site of the station.

History

The station was once part of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line, built by the York and Newcastle Railway in 1846. Like most of the infrastructure of the line, Scorton station was built in the Tudor Style.

Passenger services on the Richmond branch line were withdrawn in 1969 after being listed in the Beeching cuts.

The station is now a residential property, the waiting room is now the lounge and the platforms are garden features.

Much of the trackbed to the west of Scorton station has been destroyed by sand and gravel quarrying.

A.J.Ludlam (1993). The Catterick Camp Military Railway and the Richmond Branch. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-438-5

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Moulton		Eryholme-Richmond branch line		Catterick Bridge

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