Cowton railway station

Cowton railway station is a disused station on the East Coast Main Line, it is situated in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire in England the station is situated around 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of the village of East Cowton.

Cowton
Cowton Station
LocationEast Cowton, Hambleton
England
Coordinates54.428545°N 1.510340°W / 54.428545; -1.510340
Grid referenceNZ318037
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat North of England Railway[1]
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
31 March 1841 (1841-03-31)Opened
15 September 1958 (1958-09-15)[2]Closed

Several of the railway buildings have survived the closure of the station and were Grade II listed in 1987.[3] They are presently used as residential properties.

Station masters House

Station buildings

The station was opened by the Great North of England Railway on 31 March 1841.[1][4] The station buildings and station master's house were designed by Benjamin Green in a Jacobethan style.[3] It is the oldest surviving of Green's stations, and the only survivor of the Great North of England Railway's wayside stations.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Former Cowton Railway Station, East Cowton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. Burgess, Neil (2011). "Stations closed on lines still open to passengers — Darlington - York (East Coast Main Line)". The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Stenlake Publishing Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9781840335552.
  3. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1252773)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. 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. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Danby Wiske
Line open, station closed		   North Eastern Railway
East Coast Main Line		   Eryholme
Line open, station closed


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