Hampsthwaite railway station

Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England

54°01′44″N 1°35′56″W / 54.029°N 1.599°W / 54.029; -1.599Grid referenceSE263593Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Eastern RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLNERKey dates1 July 1866 (1 July 1866)Opened2 January 1950 (2 January 1950)^[1]Closed

Hampsthwaite railway station served the village of Hampsthwaite, North Yorkshire, England from 1866 to 1950 on the Nidd Valley Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 July 1866 by the North Eastern Railway.^[2] Tenders for its construction were invited in 1864 after authorisation in August of that year; despite being an attractive design by Thomas Prosser, the NER Architect, it was not like his characteristic stepped-gable stone stations at Ripley, Birstwith, Dacre and Pateley Bridge. There were never any freight facilities at Hampsthwaite, local goods traffic being handled at Birstwith or Ripley. The station was closed to both passengers and parcels traffic on 2 January 1950;^[3] the line closed to passengers in April 1951.^[4]

The station building remains and has been converted to residential use.

References

^ Hoole, K (1985). Railway Stations of the North East. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. p. 168. ISBN 0715385275
^ Burgess, Neil (2014). The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding; Harrogate and the North. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 20. ISBN 9781840336559.
^ Hoole, K (1985). Railway Stations of the North East. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. p. 168. ISBN 0715385275.
^ "Hampsthwaite railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 16 December 2017.