Baldersby railway station

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Baldersby
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Baldersby railway station in 1965
General information
Location Baldersby, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 54°11′48″N1°27′38″W / 54.196747°N 1.460546°W / 54.196747; -1.460546
Grid reference SE352780
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Leeds and Thirsk Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1848Station opens
July 1855Station renamed Baldersby Gate
April 1863Station renamed Baldersby
14 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.

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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

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Melmerby   North Eastern Railway
Leeds and Thirsk Railway
  Topcliffe