Kirbymoorside railway station

Kirbymoorside
Location
Place	Kirkbymoorside
Area	Ryedale
Coordinates	54°15′56″N 0°55′46″W / 54.265670°N 0.929527°WCoordinates: 54°15′56″N 0°55′46″W / 54.265670°N 0.929527°W
Grid reference	SE698860
Operations
Original company	North Eastern Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 Jan 1874	Opened as Kirby Moorside[1]
31 May 1948	Renamed Kirbymoorside[1]
2 Feb 1953	Closed regular passengers[1]
10 August 1964	closed completely
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Kirbymoorside railway station served the market town of Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire, England from 1874 until 1964, The regular passenger service (and the track east to Pickering) ceased in 1953 but freight traffic and occasional special passenger trains continued until 1964.

After closure the railway station building was used for industrial purposes, but was demolished at the end of March 2010.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Nawton		Gilling and Pickering (G&P) Line		Sinnington

References

1. 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. p. 135. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

• Kirbymoorside station on navigable 1955 O. S. map
• Kirbymoorside station at Disused Stations