Cowton railway station

Cowton
Cowton Station
General information
Location	East Cowton, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°25′43″N1°30′37″W / 54.428545°N 1.510340°W / 54.428545; -1.510340
Grid reference	NZ318037
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great North of England Railway [1]
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
31 March 1841 (1841-03-31)	Opened
15 September 1958 (1958-09-15) [2]	Closed
Location

Cowton railway station is a disused station on the East Coast Main Line, it is situated in North Yorkshire, England. The station is situated around 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) east of the village of East Cowton.

Several of the railway buildings have survived the closure of the station and were Grade II listed in 1987. ^[3] They are presently used as residential properties.

Station masters House

Station buildings

The station was opened by the Great North of England Railway on 31 March 1841. ^{[1] [4]} The station buildings and station master's house (which now identifies as a dwelling) were designed by Benjamin Green in a Jacobethan style. ^[3] It is the oldest surviving of Green's stations, and the only survivor of the Great North of England Railway's wayside stations. ^[1]

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain
• Listed buildings in East Cowton

References

1. "Former Cowton Railway Station, East Cowton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
2. Burgess, Neil (2011). "Stations closed on lines still open to passengers — Darlington - York (East Coast Main Line)". The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Stenlake Publishing Ltd. p. 51. ISBN   9781840335552.
3. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1252773)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 October 2013.
4. 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. p. 70. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

External links

• Cowton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Danby Wiske Line open, station closed		North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line		Eryholme Line open, station closed