Harrogate (Brunswick) railway station

Harrogate (Brunswick) railway station served the town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England from 1848 to 1862 on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway.

Harrogate (Brunswick)
Plaque marking the site of Harrogate Brunswick Railway Station
General information
Location	Harrogate, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.9865°N 1.5401°W / 53.9865; -1.5401
Grid reference	SE302545
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	York and North Midland Railway
Key dates
20 July 1848 (1848-07-20)	Opened
1 August 1862 (1862-08-01)	Closed

History

York and North Midland Railway (Harrogate Station) Act 1847
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act for enabling the York and North Midland Railway Company to extend the Line of their Harrogate Branch Railway, and make a Station at Harrogate.
Citation	10 & 11 Vict. c. cxl
Dates
Royal assent	9 July 1847
Text of statute as originally enacted

The station, named after the nearby Brunswick Hotel, opened on 20 July 1848^[1] by the Leeds and Thirsk Railway. The station was situated on the north side of Trinity Road, where Trinity Methodist Church now stands. There were two sidings to the west, one serving a small engine shed. When the North Eastern Railway opened the current Harrogate station, this station was considered obsolete and closed on 1 August 1862; it was going to be retained for goods traffic but this idea was short-lived.^[2]

The tunnel which formerly served the station still exists, running from a branch just north of Hornbeam Park railway station up toward St Mark's Church, Harrogate. The tunnel was used as an air raid shelter during World War II, and steps leading up to the surface were constructed at the now closed north end of the tunnel, near St Mark's Road.^[3]