Kirby railway station

LocationNorth Yorkshire
England

Coordinates54°13′31″N 0°46′17″W / 54.225290°N 0.771506°W / 54.225290; -0.771506

Grid referenceSE801817

StatusDisused

Kirby
General information
Location	North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°13′31″N 0°46′17″W / 54.225290°N 0.771506°W / 54.225290; -0.771506
Grid reference	SE801817
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1845	opened
1858	closed
Location

Kirby railway station was a railway station on the York and North Midland Railway's branch line to Pickering. Named after the village of Kirby Misperton, it opened in October 1845. It closed on 1 October 1858.^[1]

Some authorities refer to this station as "Black Bull or Kirby" – Black Bull being a reference to the (much nearer) public house, which also gave its name to the nearby level crossing on the Pickering–Malton road.^[2][3]

The station house, which still stands, was built in stone – unusual for minor stations which were more commonly built in brick (as was nearby Marishes Road). Indeed, the Y&NM crossing keeper's house at the adjacent crossing was in brick.

The NER built a short terrace of four houses between the station building and Black Bull level crossing for platelayers and labourers.