Rowntree Halt railway station

Rowntree Halt
Site of the former halt in 2012
General information
Location	York, City of York England
Coordinates	53°58′25″N1°04′48″W / 53.973600°N 1.079926°W / 53.973600; -1.079926
Grid reference	SE604534
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1927	Opened
8 July 1988	Closed

Rowntree Halt was a minor unstaffed railway stop on the Foss Islands branch line in York. Located on the southern edge of the Rowntree's chocolate factory, Rowntree Halt was opened in 1927 by the London and North Eastern Railway to provide a low-volume, not publicly advertised passenger service to the Rowntree factory for workers commuting from areas south of York such as Selby and Doncaster. The halt itself was little more than a single short platform located a few yards west of a signal-protected siding that allowed freight directly into the factory complex. Passenger services ceased in 1988, and the station was officially closed on 8 July 1988. ^{[1] [2]} The line was dismantled and turned into a cycle track.

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 471. OCLC   931112387.
2. Slater, John, ed. (September 1988). "Rowntree Halt Closes". Railway Magazine. Vol. 134, no. 1049. Ewell: Prospect Magazines. p. 555. ISSN   0033-8923.