Welbury railway station
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Welbury | |||||
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,_Yorkshire_(geograph_4487530).jpg) The former station building in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°24′29″N 1°22′56″W / 54.408171°N 1.382325°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ401015 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Leeds Northern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 June 1852 | Opened | ||||
| 1954 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 1963 | Closed completely | ||||
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Welbury railway station was a railway station serving the village of Welbury in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line (now part of the North TransPennine route) it was opened on 2 June 1852 by the Leeds Northern Railway.[1] It closed to passengers on 20 September 1954[2] and closed completely in 1963.[3]
The station was located 5.6 miles (9 km) north of Northallerton station and 8.7 miles (14 km) south of Eaglescliffe.[4]
The line is still open for passenger and freight trains, with TransPennine Express providing an hourly service between Manchester Airport, Middlesbrough and Redcar Central[5] and Grand Central providing five trains per day in each direction between Sunderland and London King's Cross.[6] Freight is mostly, steel, coal and biomass run by several operators.[7]
There is a level crossing at Welbury which is controlled by Low Gates box in Northallerton.[4]