Wharram railway station

Wharram
The former station at Wharram
Location
Place	Wharram-le-Street
Area	Ryedale
Coordinates	54°04′37″N 0°41′22″W / 54.076930°N 0.689380°W / 54.076930; -0.689380Coordinates: 54°04′37″N 0°41′22″W / 54.076930°N 0.689380°W / 54.076930; -0.689380
Grid reference	SE858653
Operations
Original company	Malton and Driffield Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	1
History
1853	Opened
1950	Closed
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Wharram railway station (SE858653) was a railway station on the Malton and Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Wharram-le-Street in North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was also sited near the deserted medieval village of Wharram Percy as well as being adjacent to a chalk quarry.

The water tower at Wharram station

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• "Station Name: Wharram". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 

External links

• Wharram station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
• "Wharram Station". Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project.