Skipwith railway station
Skipwith | |||||
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,_Yorkshire_(geograph_4529123).jpg) The site of the station in 2015 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Skipwith, North Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°50′10″N 0°58′52″W / 53.8361°N 0.9811°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE671382 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Derwent Valley Light Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 21 July 1912 | Opened | ||||
| 1 September 1926 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 1968 | Closed to freight | ||||
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Skipwith railway station served the village of Skipwith, North Yorkshire, England from 1912 to 1968 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.
History
[edit]The station opened on 21 July 1912 by the Derwent Valley Light Railway. It closed to passengers on 1 September 1926[1] and to freight in 1968.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 368. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Skipwith railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Thorganby Line private, station closed |
Derwent Valley Light Railway | Cliff Common Line private, station closed | ||
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