Welbury railway station

Welbury
The former station building in 2015
General information
Location	England
Coordinates	54°24′29″N1°22′56″W / 54.408171°N 1.382325°W / 54.408171; -1.382325
Grid reference	NZ401015
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Leeds Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 June 1852	Opened
1954	Closed to passengers
1963	Closed completely
Location

Welbury railway station was a railway station serving the village of Welbury in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line (now part of the North TransPennine route) it was opened on 2 June 1852 by the Leeds Northern Railway. ^[1] It closed to passengers on 20 September 1954 ^[2] and closed completely in 1963. ^[3]

The station was located 5.6 miles (9 km) north of Northallerton station and 8.7 miles (14 km) south of Eaglescliffe. ^[4]

The line is still open for passenger and freight trains, with TransPennine Express providing an hourly service between Manchester Airport, Middlesbrough and Redcar Central ^[5] and Grand Central providing five trains per day in each direction between Sunderland and London King's Cross. ^[6] Freight is mostly, steel, coal and biomass run by several operators. ^[7]

There is a level crossing at Welbury which is controlled by Low Gates box in Northallerton. ^[4]

References

1. Body, G (1988). PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 137. ISBN   1-85260-072-1.
2. Burgess, Neil (2011). The lost railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 53. ISBN   9781840335552.
3. Historic England. "Welbury Station (500543)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
4. Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 20, 47. ISBN   0-9549866-2-8.
5. "Download Timetables". First TransPennine. FTPE. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
6. "Routes". Grand Central. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
7. Rawlinson, Mark (October 2015). Freightmaster 79. Swindon: Freightmaster Publishing. p. 108. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Brompton Line open; station closed		North Eastern Railway Northallerton–Eaglescliffe line		West Rounton Gates Line open; station closed