Kirbymoorside railway station explained

Kirbymoorside
Status:Disused
Borough:Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire
Country:England
Coordinates:54.2657°N -0.9295°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:North Eastern Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1 Jan 1874
Events:Opened as
Kirby Moorside
Years1:31 May 1948
Events1:Renamed Kirbymoorside
Years2:2 Feb 1953
Events2:Closed to regular passenger traffic
Years3:10 August 1964
Events3:closed completely

Kirbymoorside railway station served the market town of Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire, England from 1874 until 1964.

History

It was opened on 1 January 1874.[1] The regular passenger service (and the track east to Pickering) ceased in 1953 but freight traffic and occasional special passenger trains continued until 1964.

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.[2]

After closure the railway station building was used for industrial purposes, but was demolished between April/May 2010 in favour of a new housing development.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: . Opening of the Railway between Helmsley and Kirby Moorside . York Herald . England . 3 January 1874 . 26 February 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  2. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) . Foxline . 1997 . 1-870119-48-7. 10.
  3. Web site: Disused Stations: Kirbymoorside . Nick Catford . 22 May 2017.