Welbury Railway Station
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. It closed to passengers on 20 September 1954 and closed completely in 1963.
The station was located 5.6 miles (9 km) north of Northallerton station and 8.7 miles (14 km) south of Eaglescliffe.
The line is still open for passenger and freight trains, with TransPennine Express providing an hourly service between Manchester Airport, Middlesbrough and Redcar Central and Grand Central providing five trains per day in each direction between Sunderland and London King's Cross. Freight is mostly, steel, coal and biomass run by several operators.
There is a level crossing at Welbury which is controlled by Low Gates box in Northallerton.
References
- ^ Body, G (1988). PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 137. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
- ^ Burgess, Neil (2011). The lost railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 53. ISBN 9781840335552.
- ^ Historic England. "Welbury Station (500543)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 20, 47. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
- ^ "Download Timetables". First TransPennine. FTPE. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Routes". Grand Central. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ 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 | ||