Moulton End railway station

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Moulton End station house

Moulton End railway station was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It was situated near the village of North Cowton.

Moulton End was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The line was closed in 1969.

Despite being only about a quarter of a mile from North Cowton the station was named after the village of Moulton some 3 miles (5 km) away. This was to avoid confusion with a now disused station on the East Coast Main Line named Cowton serving the nearby village of East Cowton.

Moulton End station clock

Moulton End station house still survives, it is now used as a residential property, but the platform clock can still be seen on the wall.

The Richmond bound platform now forms part of the boundary wall to station house. The Darlington-bound platform still stands intact, though it is heavily overgrown with trees, bushes and bramble thickets.

The trackbed and platform, looking towards Scorton

The track bed is now used as an access road for a nearby smallholding, it is not officially recognised as a public right-of-way, though it has been used as a scenic footpath by local people for over 20 years.