Scorton railway station (North Yorkshire) was a
railway station
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in
North Yorkshire
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,
England
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. The village of
Scorton is situated around south from the site of the station.
History
The station was once part of the
Eryholme-Richmond branch line, built by the
York and Newcastle Railway in 1846. Like most of the infrastructure of the line, Scorton station was built in the
Tudor Style. The station was located down the line from . The station buildings were just to the north of the village, and on the 'down' side of the station on the Richmond bound platform. The station buildings also included a pub, the St Cuthbert's Inn, which was named after a well in the field behind the inn and station buildings. Passenger traffic to the station was buoyed by pupils going to and from the grammar school, passenger traffic for the Hospital of St John and God, and during the
Second World War
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, service personnel for
RAF Scorton
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.
The station had a goods yard with a connection that faced westwards. Records show that the station could handle livestock as well as general goods, with hay, clover and barley being the main commodities railed from the station. The goods yard closed in August 1965.
Passenger services on the Richmond branch line were withdrawn on 3 March 1969, however, freight traffic continued for another year, lasting until early 1970.
Present
The station is now a residential property, the waiting room is now the lounge and the platforms are garden features.
Much of the
trackbed
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According to Network Rail, the trackbed is the layers of ...
to the west of Scorton station has been destroyed by sand and gravel quarrying.
See also
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List of closed railway lines in Great Britain
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List of closed railway stations in Britain
The list of closed railway stations in Great Britain includes the year of closure if known. Stations reopened as heritage railways continue to be included in this list and some have been linked. Stations listed are those being available to the ...
References
Sources
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External links
Scorton station on navigable 1947 O. S. mapScorton station
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
Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations
Beeching closures in England
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