Kirkham Abbey railway station

Kirkham Abbey railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Kirkham in North Yorkshire, England on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930.

Kirkham Abbey
Site of the former station in 2008
Location	Kirkham, Ryedale England
Coordinates	54.082395°N 0.880813°W
Grid reference	SE733657
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	York and North Midland Railway North Eastern Railway (UK)
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 July 1845	opened
22 September 1930	closed

The station was originally just named Kirkham, but the 'Abbey' suffix was added on 1 June 1875, to take into account the proximity of the ruins of Kirkham Priory.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Howsham Station closed; Line open		Y&NMR York to Scarborough Line		Castle Howard Station closed; Line open

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

External links

• Kirkham Abbey station on navigable 1947 O. S. map