Holtby railway station

Holtby
The former station in 2010
General information
Location	Gate Helmsley, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.9962°N 0.9400°W / 53.9962; -0.9400
Grid reference	SE695560
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1848	Opened as Gate Helmsley
1872	Renamed into Holtby
11 September 1939	Closed to passengers
1 January 1951	Closed to goods

Holtby railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line in North Yorkshire, England. It opened as Gate Helmsley in 1848 and was renamed Holtby in 1872. Passenger services ended in 1939 and goods services in 1951.

History

Gate Helmsley station served the villages of Gate Helmsley and Holtby. It first appeared in timetables in June 1848, after the railway between York and Market Weighton had already been opened on 1 October 1847. The station was renamed to Holtby on 1 February 1872 to avoid confusion with similarly named stations elsewhere, although Holtby is further away from the station than Gate Helmsley. It had two platforms and on the down side an L-shaped brick-built station building designed by George Townsend Andrews which incorporated the stationmasters' home and the station offices. The up platform had a timber waiting shelter. The goods yard had only two sidings, one of them serving coal drops. It did not handle livestock. The station closed to passengers on 11 September 1939. Goods services ceased on 1 January 1951.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Warthill		Y&NMR York to Beverley Line		Stamford Bridge

References

Sources

• Bairstow, Martin (1990). Railways In East Yorkshire. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-03-1.
• 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. pp. 101, 122. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.