Knaresborough Hay Park Lane railway station

Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England

54°00′44″N 1°27′13″W / 54.0123°N 1.4537°W / 54.0123; -1.4537Grid referenceSE359575Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyEast and West Yorkshire Junction RailwayPre-groupingEast and West Yorkshire Junction RailwayKey dates30 October 1848 (1848-10-30)Opened21 July 1851 (1851-07-21)Closed

Knaresborough Hay Park Lane railway station was a temporary railway station that served the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1851 on the Harrogate line.

History

The station opened on 30 October 1848 by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway. It was situated at the bridge over Park Lane in Knaresborough. The first train to depart the temporary terminus was on 13 July 1848, although the line and station opened on 30 October 1848. The station lasted three years until the Leeds Northern Railway opened the branch from Starbeck to York opened on 21 July 1851. The temporary terminus closed on the same day.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Disused Stations: Knaresborough Hay Park Lane". Disused Stations. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 253. OCLC 931112387.

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Goldsborough
Line open, station closed 		  East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Harrogate line 		  Knaresborough
Line and station open
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