Coxwold railway station

Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England

54°11′11″N 1°10′45″W / 54.186379°N 1.179142°W / 54.186379; -1.179142Grid referenceSE536770Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyYork, Newcastle and Berwick RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1853opened2 February 1953closed for regular passenger trains10 August 1964closed completely

Coxwold railway station was on the Thirsk and Malton line of the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway in North Yorkshire, England that served the village of Coxwold. The station opened on 1 June 1853.^[1]

The station was host to a camping coach from 1935 to 1939, and possibly one for some of 1934, the station was also used as an overnight stop for touring camping coach service in 1935.^[2]

The station closed for regular passenger traffic in 1953 but was subsequently used for occasional special trains until 1958.^[1]^[3]

The line remained open for goods traffic until 10 August 1964, after which the track was subsequently lifted.^[4]

The station has since been converted into a private house.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Husthwaite Gate Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Gilling and Pickering Line		Ampleforth Line and station closed
Husthwaite Gate Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Thirsk and Malton Line		Ampleforth Line and station closed

References

^ ^a ^b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 145. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. pp. 10 & 12. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
^ "Coxwold". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
^ Hoole, Ken (1983). Railways of the North York Moors. Clapham: Dalesman. p. 15. ISBN 0852067313.