Cowton railway station

Cowton
Cowton Station
General information
LocationEast Cowton, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°25′43″N 1°30′37″W / 54.428545°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
Location

Cowton railway station is a disused station on the East Coast Main Line, it is situated in North Yorkshire, England. The station is situated around 1⁄2 mile (0.8 km) east of the village of East Cowton.

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 (which now identifies as a dwelling) 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1252773)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
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