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Coordinates: 54°24′29″N 1°22′56″W / 54.408171°N 1.382325°W / 54.408171; -1.382325
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Welbury
The former station building in 2015
General information
LocationHambleton, North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°24′29″N 1°22′56″W / 54.408171°N 1.382325°W / 54.408171; -1.382325
Platforms2
History
Original companyLeeds Northern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 June 1852Opened
1954Closed to passengers
1963Closed completely

Welbury railway station was a railway station serving the village of Welbury in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line (which is now the North TransPennine line) 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 (9.0 km) north of Northallerton station and 8.7 miles (14.0 km) south of Eaglescliffe.[4]

The line is still open for passenger and freight trains. First TransPennine Express run an hourly service between Manchester and Middlesbrough[5] and Grand Central run 5 trains a 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. Stenlake. p. 53. ISBN 9781840335552. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Welbury Station (500543)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 20, 47. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  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
Station closed; Line open 		  Leeds Northern Railway
North TransPennine 		  West Rounton
Station closed; Line open
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