Drax Abbey railway station

Drax Abbey
Site of the station in 1992
General information
Location	Drax, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53°43′49″N0°59′22″W / 53.7304°N 0.9894°W / 53.7304; -0.9894
Grid reference	SE667264
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Hull and Barnsley Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1885	Opened
1932	Closed
Location

Drax Abbey railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the village of Drax in North Yorkshire, England.

The station opened on 27 July 1885 and closed on 1 January 1932.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Carlton Towers		Hull and Barnsley Railway		Barmby

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.

External links

• Drax Abbey station on navigable 1947 O.S. map