Beningbrough railway station

Beningbrough railway station was on the East Coast Main Line that served the villages of Shipton-by-Beningbrough and Beningbrough, North Yorkshire, England from 1841 to 1965.

History

The station was opened as Shipton on 31 March 1841 by the Great North of England Railway. The station's name was changed to Beningbrough on 1 December 1898. It was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958[1] and closed to goods traffic in 1965.[2] A fragment of the southbound platform remains.[3]

References

  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 70
  2. Historic England. "Beningbrough (500197)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. Nigel Thompson (25 August 2008). "Beningbrough railway station". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
YorkLine and station open Great North of England RailwayEast Coast Main Line TollertonLine open, station closed