Ampleforth railway station

Ampleforth
Station building in 1993
Location
Place	Ampleforth
Area	Ryedale
Coordinates	54°10′59″N 1°07′15″W / 54.1830°N 1.1207°WCoordinates: 54°10′59″N 1°07′15″W / 54.1830°N 1.1207°W
Grid reference	SE574767
Operations
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
19 May 1853	Station opened
5 June 1950	Station closed
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Ampleforth railway station, served the village of Ampleforth, in the Northern English county of North Yorkshire. It was located on a line which ran from Pickering to the East Coast Main Line at Thirsk. The station was close to the noted Ampleforth College.

History

Opened by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, then absorbed by the North Eastern Railway the station joined the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station passed to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

The station was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.

External links

• Station on navigable O.S. map.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Coxwold		London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Railway Gilling and Pickering (G&P) Line		Gilling
Coxwold		London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Railway Thirsk and Malton (T&M) Line		Gilling