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Hampsthwaite railway station

Coordinates: 54°01′44″N 1°36′00″E / 54.029°N 1.6°E / 54.029; 1.6
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Hampsthwaite
General information
LocationNorth Yorkshire
Coordinates54°01′44″N 1°36′00″E / 54.029°N 1.6°E / 54.029; 1.6
Platforms1
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1866 (1866)Station opened
2 April 1951[1]Station closed to passengers and goods traffic

Hampsthwaite railway station served the village of Hampsthwaite, North Yorkshire, England from 1866 to 1951 on the Nidd Valley Railway.

History

The station opened in 1866 by the North Eastern Railway.[2] It was situated north of Ripley Valley and south of Birstwith station. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic in 1951.[3]

References

  1. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 85
  2. ^ Burgess, Neil (2014). The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding; Harrogate and the North. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 20. ISBN 9781840336559.
  3. ^ "Hampsthwaite railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Birstwith
Line and station closed
  Nidd Valley Railway   Ripley Valley
Line and station closed