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Coordinates: 54°06′00″N 1°23′41″W / 54.1°N 1.3947°W / 54.1; -1.3947
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Boroughbridge
The remains of Boroughbridge station in 1961
General information
LocationNorth Yorkshire
Coordinates54°06′00″N 1°23′41″W / 54.1°N 1.3947°W / 54.1; -1.3947
Platforms2
History
Original companyEast and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pre-groupingEast and West Yorkshire Junction Railway North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Key dates
1847 (1847)Station opened
1875Resited
25 September 1950Closed for passengers
1964Station closed completely

Boroughbridge railway station was a railway station that served the town of Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, England from 1847 to 1964 on the Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway.

History

The station opened in 1847 by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway.[1] The station was situated north of Copgrove and south of Brafferton station. The station was resited in 1875 and the first station remained open for goods traffic until 1964.[2] The second station opened in 1875 and closed for passengers in 1950.

Station masters

  • John King ca. 1863 - ca 1882
  • Robert Elliott ca. 1885 - 1903[3]
  • John Deans 1903 (previously station master at Otley, died shortly after appointment)[4]
  • Mr. Thornley Smith 1904 - ????
  • Matthew William Seymour 1912 - 1920[5] (formerly station master at Darlington)
  • A. Johnson ???? - 1935[6] (also station master of Brafferton and Copgrove) (afterwards station master at South Gosforth and Jesmond)
  • C.B. Bainbridge ???? - 1940[7] (also station master of Copgrove) (afterwards acting station master at Hessle)

References

  1. ^ Cobb, M H (2003). The railways of Great Britain - a historical atlas. Ian Allan. p. 411. ISBN 0-7110-3003-0. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Boroughbridge 1st railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Mr. R. Elliott". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. England. 24 September 1903. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Dropped dead on the line". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. England. 30 December 1903. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "48 years on rail". Newcastle Journal. England. 22 March 1944. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Northern Items". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. England. 4 September 1935. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "New Hessle Station Master". Hull Daily Mail. England. 10 January 1940. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Brafferton
Line and station closed 		  East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway 		  Copgrove
Line and station closed


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