Carlton Towers railway station

Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England

53°43′05″N 1°01′11″W / 53.718°N 1.0197°W / 53.718; -1.0197Grid referenceSE647250Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyHull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction RailwayPre-groupingHull and Barnsley RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates27 July 1885 (1885-07-27)Opened as Carlton1 July 1922Name changed to Carlton Towers1 January 1932Closed to passengers1959 (1959)Closed completely

Carlton Towers railway station served the village of Carlton, Selby, England from 1885 to 1959 on the Hull and Barnsley Railway.

History

The station opened as Carlton on 27 July 1885 by the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway. 'Towers' was added on to its name on 1 July 1922. The station closed to passengers on 1 January 1932[1] and to goods traffic in 1959.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 108
  2. ^ "Carlton Towers railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Carlton Towers Station (500205)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 22 June 2017.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kirk Smeaton   Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway
Hull and Barnsley Railway 		  Drax Abbey
Snaith and Pollington   Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway
   Drax Abbey


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