Castle Howard railway station

Castle Howard

The station buildings in 1988
Location
Place Welburn
Area Ryedale
Coordinates 54°05′28″N 0°52′30″W / 54.091000°N 0.874880°WCoordinates: 54°05′28″N 0°52′30″W / 54.091000°N 0.874880°W
Grid reference SE736667
Operations
Platforms 2
History
5 July 1845 opened
22 September 1930 closed
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Castle Howard railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Welburn and the stately home at Castle Howard in North Yorkshire, England. On the York to Scarborough Line it was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. The architect was George Townsend Andrews.[1] It closed to passenger traffic on 22 September 1930 but continued to be staffed until the 1950s for small volumes of freight and parcels.[2]

The station was often used by the aristocracy, notably Queen Victoria when she visited Castle Howard with Prince Albert as a guest of Earl of Carlisle in August 1850.[2][3] A road was built from the station to the stately home. Parts of this road (and the associated columns) can still be seen to the north side of Whitwell-on-the-Hill . The station is now a private residence.[2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kirkham Abbey
Station closed; Line open		   Y&NMR
York to Scarborough Line		   Huttons Ambo
Station closed; Line open

References

  1. ↑ 'The Pride of Yorkshire', exhibition leaflet, Castle Howard, 2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harris, Richard (17 February 2010). "Castle Howard station history highlighted". York Press. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Whellan, T. (1859). History and topography of the city of York: and the North Riding of Yorkshire, Vol. II. p. 587. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  • 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.

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