Wormald Green railway station

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Wormald Green
Dismantled Railway - geograph.org.uk - 837528.jpg
Site north of the former station (2008)
General information
Location Wormald Green, Harrogate
England
Coordinates 54°04′42″N1°32′12″W / 54.078277°N 1.536785°W / 54.078277; -1.536785
Grid reference SE304648
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Leeds & Thirsk Railway
Pre-grouping Leeds Northern Railway
North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 June 1848 (1848-06-01)Opened
18 June 1962Closed to passengers
31 August 1964 (1964-08-31)Closed completely

Wormald Green railway station served the village of Wormald Green, Harrogate, England from 1848 to 1964 on the Leeds-Northallerton Railway.

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History

The station was opened on 1 June 1848 by the Leeds & Thirsk Railway. The station was situated on the south side of the Wormald Green - Markington Road, just west of its junction with Ripon Road on the A61. There were four sidings, two of which served a coal depot. Pepper's Lime quarry had a private siding. There were more sidings to the north serving Monkton Moor quarries. In 1911, the main freight handled at the station was barley (155 tons) and 128 wagons of livestock. After closure to passengers on 18 June 1962, the station was still open to goods traffic but it was downgraded to an unstaffed public delivery siding until its complete closure on 31 August 1964. [1] The station building has since been extended and re-purposed as private occupation. A cattery has since been built at what was the southern end of the station.

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Wormald Green". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ripon
Line and station closed
  Leeds Northern Railway
Leeds-Northallerton Railway
  Nidd Bridge
Line and station closed