Castle Howard railway station
Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England
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Castle Howard railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Welburn and the stately home at Castle Howard in North Yorkshire, England. On the York to Scarborough Line it was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. The architect was George Townsend Andrews.[1] It closed to passenger traffic on 22 September 1930 but continued to be staffed until the 1950s for small volumes of freight and parcels.[2]
Castle Howard | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Welburn, North Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54.091000°N 0.874880°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE736667 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 5 July 1845 | ||||
| Closed | 22 September 1930 | ||||
| Pre-grouping | York and North Midland Railway North Eastern Railway (UK) | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
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The station was often used by the aristocracy, notably Queen Victoria when she visited Castle Howard, with Prince Albert, as a guest of the Earl of Carlisle in August 1850.[2][3] The station is now a private residence.[2]
Castle Howard station was featured in the British TV documentary The Architecture the Railways Built presented by historian Tim Dunn on Yesterday in 2020.
