Knaresborough railway station

Knaresborough railway station serves the town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line 16.75 miles (27 km) west of York and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.

Background

Opened in 1848, the station is just beyond a stone viaduct crossing the River Nidd. Beyond the platforms eastbound is a tunnel which separated the station from the goods yard (now a bus depot) and the line's major junction. The Knaresborough to Boroughbridge branch (1875–1950 for passengers, 1964 for goods^[1]) diverged from the main line to York opposite the goods yard. This line continued north-east until it met the East Coast Main Line between York and Northallerton at Pilmoor.^[2]

The station signal box is somewhat unusual in that it was built onto the end of an adjoining row of terraced houses^[3] - it supervises the single line section eastwards to Cattal, an adjacent level crossing and a crossover that is used to reverse those trains from Leeds that terminate here.

Services

During Monday to Saturday off-peak, there is a half-hourly service from Knaresborough to Leeds (westbound) and an hourly service to York (eastbound).

During evenings and on Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction.

References

1. ^ Daniels G and Dench L.A , Passengers No More Second Edition, Ian Allan Publishing 1973, ISBN 0-71100-438-2
2. ^ Wignall CJ, Complete British Railways Maps and Gazetteer from 1830-1981, First Edition, Oxford Publishing Company, Poole: 1983, ISBN 0-86093-162-5, pp. 38
3. ^ Knaresborough Signal Box Accessed 2008-09-05.

External links

• Train times and station information for Knaresborough railway station from National Rail