- Moulton (North Yorkshire) railway station
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Moulton 
Moulton station house Location Place North Cowton Area Richmondshire Coordinates 54°25′49″N 1°34′44″W / 54.430400°N 1.579000°WCoordinates: 54°25′49″N 1°34′44″W / 54.430400°N 1.579000°W Grid reference NZ273039 Operations History Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZMoulton railway station was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of 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 in 1969.
Despite being only about a quarter of a mile 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 clock
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 trackbed and platform, looking towards ScortonThe 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.
See also
Source
- A.J.Ludlam, (1993). The Catterick Camp Military Railway and the Richmond Branch. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 438 5
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Eryholme Eryholme-Richmond branch line Scorton
External links
- Moulton Halt, SubBrit disused stations project
- Moulton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Categories:- Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire
- Railway stations opened in 1846
- Railway stations closed in 1969
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs
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