Moulton railway station was a

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. It was situated near the village of North Cowton. Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The line was closed for passengers in 1969 and completely a year later. Despite being only about from North Cowton the station was named after the village of Moulton some away. This was to avoid confusion with a now disused station on the

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named Cowton serving the nearby village of

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Moulton station house still survives, it is now used as a residential property, but the platform clock can still be seen on the wall. The

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bound platform now forms part of the boundary wall to station house. The

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-bound platform still stands intact, though it is heavily overgrown with trees, bushes and bramble thickets. Moulton End Trackbed

The

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is now used as an access road for a nearby

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, it is not officially recognised as a public

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, though it has been used as a scenic footpath by local people for over 20 years.

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Moulton Halt
SubBrit disused stations project

Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1969 1846 establishments in England Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations Beeching closures in England Moulton, North Yorkshire {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub

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