Moulton railway station (North Yorkshire)
Moulton | |
|---|---|
Moulton station house | |
| General information | |
| Location | North Cowton, North Yorkshire England |
| Coordinates | 54°25′49″N 1°34′44″W / 54.430400°N 1.579000°W |
| Grid reference | NZ273039 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | York and Newcastle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 10 September 1846 | opened |
| 3 March 1969 | closed |
Moulton railway station was a railway station in North Yorkshire, England. It was situated near the village of North Cowton.
Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The line was closed for passengers in 1969 and completely a year later.
Despite being only about one-quarter mile (0.40 km) from North Cowton the station was named after the village of Moulton some 3 miles (4.8 km) away. This was to avoid confusion with a now disused station on the East Coast Main Line named Cowton serving the nearby village of East Cowton.
Moulton station house still survives, it is now used as a residential property, but the platform clock can still be seen on the wall.
The Richmond bound platform now forms part of the boundary wall to station house. The Darlington-bound platform still stands intact, though it is heavily overgrown with trees, bushes and bramble thickets.
The track bed is now used as an access road for a nearby smallholding, it is not officially recognised as a public right-of-way, though it has been used as a scenic footpath by local people for over 20 years.