Garton railway station

Garton
Site of the station in February 2008
General information
Location	Garton-on-the-Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°00′30″N0°30′19″W / 54.008269°N 0.505371°W / 54.008269; -0.505371
Grid reference	SE980579
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Malton and Driffield Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 May 1853	Opened
5 June 1950	Closed
Location

Garton railway station ( SE980579 ) was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway (MDR) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Garton-on-the-Wolds. It closed on 5 June 1950.

Garton was the least important station on the MDR, handling fewer passengers than any other. ^[1]

References

1. Burton, Warwick. Malton & Driffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. p. 46. ISBN   1-871944-16-3.

Sources

• 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.
• "Station Name: Garton". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

External links

• Garton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
• Garton station at The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Wetwang		North Eastern Railway Malton & Driffield Railway		Driffield