Garton railway station
Garton | |
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,_Yorkshire_(geograph_3491228).jpg) Site of the station in February 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Garton-on-the-Wolds, East Riding of Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 54°00′30″N 0°30′19″W / 54.008269°N 0.505371°W |
| Grid reference | SE980579 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Malton and Driffield Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 May 1853 | Opened |
| 5 June 1950 | Closed |
Garton railway station (SE980579) was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway (MDR) in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It opened on 19 May 1853, and served the village of Garton-on-the-Wolds. It closed on 5 June 1950.
Garton was the least important station on the MDR, handling fewer passengers than any other.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Burton, Warwick. Malton & Driffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. p. 46. ISBN 1-871944-16-3.
Sources
[edit]- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- "Station Name: Garton". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
External links
[edit]- Garton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
- Garton station at The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetwang | North Eastern Railway Malton & Driffield Railway |
Driffield |
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