Embsay railway station

Embsay
The station building at Embsay
General information
Location	Embsay, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53°58′32″N1°59′28″W / 53.975470°N 1.991190°W / 53.975470; -1.991190
Grid reference	SE006532
System	Station on heritage railway
Operated by	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1888	Opened [1]
22 March 1965	Closed [1]
22 February 1981	Reopened [1]
Location

Embsay railway station is a railway station on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves the small village of Embsay in North Yorkshire, England. The station is a terminus on the railway and was re-opened in 1981.

History

The original station was on the Skipton to Ilkley Line of the Midland Railway and opened on 1 October 1888. ^[1] It was later modernised by the London, Midland and Scottish railway (LMS), and eventually closed as part of the Beeching Axe on 22 March 1965. ^[1] The station was re-opened by the Yorkshire Dales Railway (Embsay Railway) on 22 February 1981, ^[1] and has been refurbished to resemble its appearance in the days of the LMS.

In December 2004, the TV soap Emmerdale used the station for the location of Hotten station.

A Midland Railway signal box, dating from 1892, and designed to add character to the station, was opened on 6 February 2008. ^[2]

Information

The railway station site includes:

• The ticket office
• The gift shop
• The Embsay book shop
• The car park
• The engine sheds

Gallery

• 
  A historical train pulling in from Bow Bridge sidings

See also

• Addingham (Proposed)
• Bolton Abbey
• Holywell Halt
• Listed buildings in Embsay with Eastby
• Skipton (Proposed)

References

1. 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., p.91
2. "The Telegraph and Argus report on Embsay station".

External links

• A history of the Embsay Railway
• National Rail Enquires information on Embsay Archived 26 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine
• Embsay station bookshop official website
• Emmerdale filming pictures

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Terminus		Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway		Holywell Halt
	Disused railways
Skipton		Midland Railway Skipton to Ilkley Line		Bolton Abbey