Carlton Towers railway station served the village of Carlton, Selby, England from 1885 to 1959 on the Hull and Barnsley Railway.
Carlton Towers | |
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General information | |
Location | Carlton, Selby, Selby District England |
Coordinates | 53°43′05″N 1°01′11″W / 53.718°N 1.0197°W |
Grid reference | SE647250 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Hull and Barnsley Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
27 July 1885 | Opened as Carlton |
1 July 1922 | Name changed to Carlton Towers |
1 January 1932 | Closed to passengers |
1959 | Closed completely |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 108
- ^ "Carlton Towers railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Carlton Towers Station (500205)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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