Embsay railway station

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Embsay
The station building at Embsay
Location
Place	Embsay
Local authority	Craven
Operations
Managed by	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Platforms in use	2
History
Key dates	Opened 1888 Closed 1962 Reopened 1979
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Embsay railway station is a railway station on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves the small village of Embsay in North Yorkshire. The station is the other terminus on the railway and was re-opened in 1979. The station was brought back to its former LMS glory.

Contents 1 History 2 Information 3 Gallery 4 See Also 5 References 6 External Links

[edit] History

The original station building was constructed in 1888 by the Midland Railway and was modernised by the LMS. The station was used up until the 1960s. The station was re-opened by the Yorkshire Dales Railway (Embsay Railway) in 1979. It was brought back to its former glory in the days of the LMS.

In December 2004, Emmerdale used the station for the location of Hotten station.

On the 6th February 2008, a new signal box arrived, an original from 1892 (Midland Railway). The signal box is to add character to the station.^[1]

[edit] Information

The railway station site includes:

• The ticket office
• The gift shop
• The Embsay Book Shop
• The car park
• The Engine Sheds

[edit] Gallery

A historical train pulling in from Bow Bridge sidings

The main station building

[edit] See Also

• Holywell Halt
• Bolton Abbey
• Stoneacre

[edit] References

[edit] External Links

• A history of the Embsay Railway
• National Rail Enquires information on Embsay
• Embsay station bookshop official website
• Emmerdale filming pictures

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Terminus		Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway		Holywell Halt
Disused Railways
Skipton		Midland Railway Skipton to Ilkley Line		Bolton Abbey