Welbury | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Hambleton, North Yorkshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 54.4082°N -1.3823°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Original: | Leeds Northern Railway |
Pregroup: | North Eastern Railway |
Postgroup: | London and North Eastern Railway |
Years1: | 2 June 1852 |
Events1: | Opened |
Years2: | 1954 |
Events2: | Closed to passengers |
Years3: | 1963 |
Events3: | Closed completely |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Welbury railway station was a railway station serving the village of Welbury in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line (now part of the North TransPennine route) it was opened on 2 June 1852 by the Leeds Northern Railway.[1] It closed to passengers on 20 September 1954[2] and closed completely in 1963.
The station was located 5.6miles north of Northallerton station and 8.7miles south of Eaglescliffe.[3]
The line is still open for passenger and freight trains, with TransPennine Express providing an hourly service between, and [4] and Grand Central providing five trains per day in each direction between and .[5] Freight is mostly, steel, coal and biomass run by several operators.[6]
There is a level crossing at Welbury which is controlled by Low Gates box in Northallerton.[3]