Arthington railway station
| Arthington | |
|---|---|
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Gas Works at Arthington railway station in 2008 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Arthington |
| Area | City of Leeds |
| Coordinates | 53°53′42″N 1°36′36″W / 53.8950°N 1.6099°WCoordinates: 53°53′42″N 1°36′36″W / 53.8950°N 1.6099°W |
| Grid reference | SE257443 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Leeds and Thirsk Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 4 |
| History | |
| 10 April 1849 | Station opens as Pool |
| February 1852 | Station renamed Arthington |
| 1 February 1865 | Station moved 605m south |
| March 1965 | Station closes |
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Arthington railway station served the village of Arthington in the English county of West Yorkshire, near the North Yorkshire town of Harrogate.
History
Opened by the Leeds Northern Railway, as part of the North Eastern Railway it was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, closing under that management.
The site today
There have been two stations at Arthington. The original, which opened in 1849, was sited south of the main road (Arthington Lane) near to the Wharfedale Inn. The second station was built to serve the Otley branch which opened in 1865, superseded the first station. The former station is now a private residence. The two sides of the railway triangle that lay to the north of the station have been dismantled (closed 22 March 1965). Trains still pass the eastern part of the triangle on the Harrogate Line.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsforth | North Eastern Railway Leeds Northern Railway |
Weeton | ||
| North Eastern Railway Leeds and Thirsk Railway |
Pool-in-Wharfedale | |||
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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.