Baldersby railway station explained

Baldersby
Status:Disused
Borough:Baldersby, Harrogate
Country:England
Coordinates:54.1967°N -1.4605°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Leeds and Thirsk Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1 June 1848
Events:Station opens
Years1:July 1855
Events1:Station renamed Baldersby Gate
Years2:April 1863
Events2:Station renamed Baldersby
Years3:14 September 1959
Events3:Station closes

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.

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.

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