Knaresborough Hay Park Lane railway station

Knaresborough Hay Park Lane
General information
Location	Knaresborough, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°00′44″N1°27′13″W / 54.0123°N 1.4537°W / 54.0123; -1.4537
Grid reference	SE359575
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Key dates
30 October 1848 (1848-10-30)	Opened
21 July 1851 (1851-07-21)	Closed
Location

Knaresborough Hay Park Lane railway station was a temporary railway station that served the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1851 on the Harrogate line.

History

The station opened on 30 October 1848 by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway. It was situated at the bridge over Park Lane in Knaresborough. The first train to depart the temporary terminus was on 13 July 1848, although the line and station opened on 30 October 1848. The station lasted three years until the Leeds Northern Railway opened the branch from Starbeck to York opened on 21 July 1851. The temporary terminus closed on the same day. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Disused Stations: Knaresborough Hay Park Lane". Disused Stations. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 253. OCLC   931112387.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Goldsborough Line open, station closed		East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway Harrogate line		Knaresborough Line and station open