Cowton railway station

Cowton
Cowton
	Cowton Station
General information
Location	East Cowton, North Yorkshire; England
Coordinates	54°25′43″N 1°30′37″W / 54.428545°N 1.510340°W
Grid reference	NZ318037
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great North of England Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
31 March 1841	Opened
15 September 1958	Closed

Cowton railway station is a disused station on the East Coast Main Line, it is situated in North Yorkshire, England. The station is situated around 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of the village of East Cowton.

Several of the railway buildings have survived the closure of the station and were Grade II listed in 1987.^[3] They are presently used as residential properties.

Station buildings

The station was opened by the Great North of England Railway on 31 March 1841.^[1]^[4] The station buildings and station master's house (which now identifies as a dwelling) were designed by Benjamin Green in a Jacobethan style.^[3] It is the oldest surviving of Green's stations, and the only survivor of the Great North of England Railway's wayside stations.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Former Cowton Railway Station, East Cowton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^ Burgess, Neil (2011). "Stations closed on lines still open to passengers — Darlington - York (East Coast Main Line)". The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Stenlake Publishing Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9781840335552.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1252773)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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Cowton station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Danby Wiske Line open, station closed		North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line		Eryholme Line open, station closed

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[ListedBuildings-1] "Former Cowton Railway Station, East Cowton". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

[Burgess-2] Burgess, Neil (2011). "Stations closed on lines still open to passengers — Darlington - York (East Coast Main Line)". The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Stenlake Publishing Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9781840335552.

[ImagesOfEngland-3] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1252773)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

[Butt-4] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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v t e Railway stations in the former Hambleton District
National Rail	Battersby Great Ayton Kildale Northallerton Thirsk
Disused stations	Ainderby Alne Beningbrough Brafferton Brompton Cowton Coxwold Crakehall Danby Wiske Easingwold Husthwaite Gate Ingleby Jervaulx Newby Wiske Northallerton Town Northallerton West¹ Otterington Pickhill Picton Pilmoor Potto Raskelf Sessay Sexhow Sinderby Stokesley Tollerton Trenholme Bar Welbury West Rounton Gates
Heritage lines	Bedale Leeming Bar Northallerton West¹ Scruton
Notes	1: Northallerton West is disused, but is projected to be reopened if level crossing upgrades are achieved

Station buildings

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