Moulton railway station (North Yorkshire)

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Moulton
Moulton End Station.jpg
Moulton station house
General information
Location North Cowton, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 54°25′49″N1°34′44″W / 54.430400°N 1.579000°W / 54.430400; -1.579000
Grid reference NZ273039
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company York and Newcastle Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
10 September 1846opened
3 March 1969closed

Moulton railway station was a railway station in North Yorkshire, England. It was situated near the village of North Cowton.

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Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The line was closed for passengers in 1969 [1] [2] and completely a year later.

Despite being only about a quarter of a mile from North Cowton the station was named after the village of Moulton some 3 miles (4.8 km) away. This was to avoid confusion with a now disused station on the East Coast Main Line named Cowton serving the nearby village of East Cowton.

Moulton station clock Moulton End clock.jpg
Moulton station clock

Moulton station house still survives, it is now used as a residential property, but the platform clock can still be seen on the wall.

The Richmond bound platform now forms part of the boundary wall to station house. The Darlington-bound platform still stands intact, though it is heavily overgrown with trees, bushes and bramble thickets.

The trackbed and platform, looking towards Scorton Moulton End Trackbed.jpg
The trackbed and platform, looking towards Scorton

The track bed is now used as an access road for a nearby smallholding, it is not officially recognised as a public right-of-way, though it has been used as a scenic footpath by local people for over 20 years.

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References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 305. OCLC   931112387.
  2. 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. p. 165. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

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Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Eryholme   Eryholme-Richmond branch line   Scorton