Scorton railway station

Scorton
Scorton railway station in 2007
Location
Place	Scorton
Area	Richmondshire
Coordinates	54°24′29″N 1°37′00″W / 54.408000°N 1.616583°W / 54.408000; -1.616583Coordinates: 54°24′29″N 1°37′00″W / 54.408000°N 1.616583°W / 54.408000; -1.616583
Grid reference	NZ249014
Operations
Original company	York and Newcastle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1846	opened
1969	closed
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Scorton railway station (North Yorkshire) was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village of Scorton is situated around half a mile from the site of the station.

History

The station was once part of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line, built by the York and Newcastle Railway in 1846. Like most of the infrastructure of the line, Scorton station was built in the Tudor Style.

The Richmond branch line closed after being listed in the Beeching cuts in 1969.

The station is now a residential property, the waiting room is now the lounge and the platforms are garden features.

Much of the trackbed to the west of Scorton station has been destroyed by sand and gravel quarrying.

A.J.Ludlam, (1993). The Catterick Camp Military Railway and the Richmond Branch. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-438-5

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Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
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