Nawton railway station explained

Nawton
Status:Disused
Borough:Nawton, North Yorkshire
Country:England
Coordinates:54.2526°N -0.9907°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway (UK)
Years:1874
Events:opened
Years1:1953
Events1:closed for regular passenger service
Years2:10 August 1964
Events2:closed completely

Nawton railway station was a minor station serving the village of Nawton, North Yorkshire, England on the former Gilling and Pickering (G&P) line.[1]

History

It opened on 1 January 1874,[2] [3] and closed in 1964. Although the regular passenger service (and the track east from Kirbymoorside to Pickering) ceased in 1953,[4] the station remained open for regular freight services and occasional special passenger trains until 1964.

Following closure, the former buildings served as the local fish and chip shop (in the weigh-bridge office), the blacksmiths shop, and more recently, the post office. Now known as Station House, it is a private residence.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parishes: Kirkdale British History Online. www.british-history.ac.uk. 18 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Disused Stations: Nawton Station . www.disused-stations.org.uk . 7 July 2021.
  3. News: . Opening of the Railway between Helmsley and Kirby Moorside . York Herald . England . 3 January 1874 . 26 February 2018 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. Book: Burgess. Neil. The lost railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. 2011. Stenlake Publishing. Catrine. 9781840335552. 38–42. 18 January 2016.