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Escrick
Site of the station in 1991
General information
Location	Escrick, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53°52′11″N 1°03′50″W / 53.8696°N 1.0639°W / 53.8696; -1.0639
Grid reference	SE616419
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
2 January 1871 (1871-01-02)	Opened
8 June 1953	Closed to passengers
1961 (1961)	Closed completely

Escrick railway station served the village of Escrick, North Yorkshire, England from 1871 to 1961 on the East Coast Main Line.

History

The station opened on 2 January 1871 by the North Eastern Railway. It closed to passengers on 8 June 1953 and closed to goods traffic in 1961.

The line was closed in October 1983, with all trains diverted onto the new section of the East Coast Main Line between Temple Hirst Junction and Colton Junction (Selby Diversion).

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 165. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Escrick railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
3. Suggitt, Gordon (2005). Lost railways of North and East Yorkshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-85306-918-5.

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