Pickhill
The converted station building in 2009
General information
LocationPickhill, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°14′34″N 1°28′36″W / 54.2427°N 1.4768°W / 54.2427; -1.4768
Grid referenceSE341831
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
March 1875 (1875-03)Opened
14 September 1959 (1959-09-14)Closed

Pickhill railway station served the village of Pickhill, North Yorkshire, England from 1875 to 1959 on the Leeds-Northallerton Railway.

History

The station opened in March 1875 (the first appearance in the Bradshaw timetable) by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the east side of the junction of Cross Lane and an unnamed minor road. Like Newby Wiske, the station initially had one low platform, but another was added when the line was doubled in 1901. There were no goods facilities at the station but there was a siding to the north serving the gravel quarry. The station was closed completely on 14 September 1959.[1] The siding remained in use until 11 November 1963.[2]

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 341. OCLC 931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Pickhill". Disused Stations. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newby Wiske
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Leeds-Northallerton Railway
  Sinderby
Line and station closed


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