Slingsby railway station

Slingsby
Site of Slingsby station in February 2008
General information
Location	Slingsby, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54.170000°N 0.931250°W / 54.170000; -0.931250
Grid reference	SE698754
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 May 1853	opened
1 January 1931	passenger service withdrawn
10 August 1964	closed completely

Slingsby railway station is a disused railway station that served the village of Slingsby in North Yorkshire, England. It was built on the orders of the Earl of Carlisle, the local landowner, opened on 19 May 1853 and closed to regular passenger trains on 1 January 1931, but remained open for freight traffic and occasional special passenger trains until 10 August 1964. The station was the only one on the Thirsk and Malton line to be built of stone. It had a single platform that was originally very low, but parts of it were raised to the standard height for NER platforms of 2' 6" after 1865. The goods yard consisted of four sidings, three on the up side and one on the down side of the line. A passing loop on the latter siding that had been taken out of use early in the station's history was reinstated and lengthened in 1943 for unloading ammunition. There were a brick and a timber warehouse, a second brick warehouse was built in 1858 at the request of a corn merchant.

External links

• Slingsby station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Hovingham Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Thirsk and Malton Line		Barton le Street Line and station closed