Beningbrough railway station

Beningbrough railway station was on the East Coast Main Line that served the village of Beningbrough, North Yorkshire, England from 1841 to 1965.

Beningbrough
The station in 1961
Location	Beningbrough, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54.0205°N 1.1666°W
Grid reference	SE547586
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great North of England Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
31 March 1841	Opened as Shipley
1 December 1898	Name changed to Beningbrough
15 September 1958	Closed to passengers
1965	Closed completely

History

The station was opened as Shipton on 31 March 1841 by the Great North of England Railway. The station's name was changed to Beningbrough on 1 December 1898. It was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958[1] and closed to goods traffic in 1965.[2] A fragment of the southbound platform remains.[3]

References

1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 70
2. Historic England. "Beningbrough (500197)". PastScape. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
3. Nigel Thompson (25 August 2008). "Beningbrough railway station". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2017.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
York Line and station open		Great North of England Railway East Coast Main Line		Tollerton Line open, station closed