Brafferton railway station

Brafferton railway station served Brafferton, North Yorkshire, England, from 1847 to 1964 on the Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway.

Brafferton
The remains of Brafferton station
Location	Brafferton, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54.1303°N 1.3312°W
Grid reference	SE438707
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
17 June 1847	Opened
25 September 1950	Closed to passengers
5 October 1964	Closed completely

History

The station opened on 17 June 1847[1] by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway.[2] It closed to passengers on 25 September 1950 and to goods traffic on 5 October 1964.[3]

References

1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 86
2. Cobb, M H (2003). The railways of Great Britain - a historical atlas. Ian Allan. p. 411. ISBN 0-7110-3003-0. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
3. "Brafferton Station (remains)". Geograph. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Pilmoor Line and station closed		Leeds Northern Railway Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway		Boroughbridge Line and station closed