Cowton railway station explained

Cowton
Status:Disused
Borough:East Cowton, Hambleton
Country:England
Coordinates:54.4285°N -1.5103°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Great North of England Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Events:Opened
Years1:[1]
Events1:Closed

Cowton railway station is a disused station on the East Coast Main Line, it is situated in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire in England the station is situated around 0.5miles east of the village of East Cowton.

Several of the railway buildings have survived the closure of the station and were Grade II listed in 1987. They are presently used as residential properties.

Station buildings

The station was opened by the Great North of England Railway on 31 March 1841.[2] The station buildings and station master's house (which now identifies as a dwelling) were designed by Benjamin Green in a Jacobethan style. It is the oldest surviving of Green's stations, and the only survivor of the Great North of England Railway's wayside stations.

See also

References

  1. Book: Burgess, Neil. The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. 2011. Stenlake Publishing Ltd. 9781840335552. 51. Stations closed on lines still open to passengers — Darlington - York (East Coast Main Line).
  2. Web site: Former Cowton Railway Station, East Cowton. British Listed Buildings. 19 October 2013.

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