York Racecourse railway station

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York Racecourse
York 2 Holgate railway 2104329 c4946c64.jpg
The platforms and ramps seen in 1955
General information
Location Holgate, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°57′12″N1°06′00″W / 53.9533°N 1.1001°W / 53.9533; -1.1001
Grid reference SE591511
Platforms2 (initially)
3 (later added)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
14 December 1860 (1860-12-14)Opened
24 August 1939 (1939-08-24)Closed

York Racecourse railway station, also known as York Holgate Excursion Platform and Holgate Bridge ticket platform, served Knavesmire Racecourse in Holgate, York, England, from 1860 to 1939 on the York and North Midland Railway.

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History

The station was opened on 14 December 1860 by the North Eastern Railway. It was only used on race days; an advertisement from 1866 by the Great Northern Railway for the York Races states that a special train will call at "Holgate Bridge Ticket Platform...[to] prevent crowding on the station platform [at York]. [1] A cattle dock and a third platform were added on 25 September 1861. The sidings were used when the passenger numbers became too high, although this drew complaints due to delays and chaos. After the widening works of 1877 (when York station was moved to another position), access to the platforms was via a small ramp located at the eastern end of Holgate Bridge. [2] The station was last used for the races on 24 August 1939. [3] Not much of the platforms remain. [4]

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References

  1. "Great Northern Railway - York Races". The Times. No. 25580. 18 August 1866. p. 5. OCLC   646880228.
  2. Hoole, K. (1983). Rail centres, York. London: Ian Allan. p. 8. ISBN   0-7110-1320-9.
  3. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 471. OCLC   931112387.
  4. "York Racecourse / Holgate Bridge railway... © Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
York (original)
Line open, station closed
  North Eastern Railway   Copmanthorpe
Line open, station closed