Ganton railway station

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Ganton
Ganton railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3256385).jpg
Site of the former station in 2008
General information
Location Ganton, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 54°11′38″N0°29′46″W / 54.193900°N 0.496233°W / 54.193900; -0.496233 Coordinates: 54°11′38″N0°29′46″W / 54.193900°N 0.496233°W / 54.193900; -0.496233
Grid reference SE982786
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 July 1845Opened
22 September 1930Closed to passengers
1964Closed to goods

Ganton railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Ganton, North Yorkshire, England, on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. In order to speed up traffic on the line, most of the intermediate stations including Ganton were closed to passenger traffic in 1930. [1] Accordingly, it closed to passenger traffic on 22 September 1930, and was finally closed to goods traffic in 1964.

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References

  1. Historic England. "Ganton Station (498331)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 September 2015.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Weaverthorpe
Station closed; Line open
  Y&NMR
York to Scarborough Line
  Seamer