Brompton Road Halt railway station explained

Brompton Road Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Brompton-on-Swale, Richmondshire
Country:England
Coordinates:54.394°N -1.658°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Catterick Camp Military Railway

Brompton Road Halt (or Brompton Road Platform) was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It was located on the Catterick Camp (now Catterick Garrison) sub branch of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line and served the village of Brompton-on-Swale.[1]

The station opened together with the line in 1915 and was also known in timetables as Catterick Bridge. It was situated just south of Catterick Bridge goods yard and had a timber platform, a small booking office and a ground frame. Passengers changing trains here had to walk a short distance to or from Catterick Bridge station, through troop trains did not stop here. In 1943 it was resited south of Brompton Road.[2] The new station had a brick and concrete platform and a ground level signal box with a four-lever frame next to the level crossing. The line closed in 1964, and the tracks were lifted in 1970. In 1988 the platform was demolished.[3]

Sources

  1. Book: A. J. Ludlam . The Catterick Camp Military Railway and the Richmond Branch . The Oakwood Press. 1993. 0-85361-438-5.
  2. Web site: Disused Stations: Brompton Road Platform (first site). 4 June 2017. Nick Catford. Disused Stations.
  3. Web site: Disused Stations: Brompton Road Platform (second site). 4 June 2017. Nick Catford. Disused Stations.

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