Skipwith railway station

Disused railway station in Skipwith, North Yorkshire

53°50′10″N 0°58′52″W / 53.8361°N 0.9811°W / 53.8361; -0.9811Grid referenceSE671382Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyDerwent Valley Light RailwayKey dates21 July 1912 (1912-07-21)Opened1 September 1926Closed to passengers1968 (1968)Closed to freight

Skipwith railway station served the village of Skipwith, North Yorkshire, England from 1912 to 1968 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.

History

The station opened on 21 July 1912 by the Derwent Valley Light Railway. It closed to passengers on 1 September 1926[1] and to freight in 1968.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 368. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Skipwith railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Thorganby
Line private, station closed 		  Derwent Valley Light Railway   Cliff Common
Line private, station closed


Stub icon

This article on a railway station in Yorkshire and the Humber is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e