Baldersby railway station

Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England

54°11′48″N 1°27′38″W / 54.196747°N 1.460546°W / 54.196747; -1.460546Grid referenceSE352780Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLeeds and Thirsk RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1 June 1848Station opensJuly 1855Station renamed Baldersby GateApril 1863Station renamed Baldersby14 September 1959Station 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.

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Station on navigable O.S. map


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Melmerby   North Eastern Railway
Leeds and Thirsk Railway
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  • Railscot on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway
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