Moulton railway station (North Yorkshire)

Not to be confused with Moulton railway station (Lincolnshire).

Moulton 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
Moulton station house
General information
Location	North Cowton, Richmondshire England
Coordinates	54.430400°N 1.579000°W / 54.430400; -1.579000
Grid reference	NZ273039
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and Newcastle Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
10 September 1846	opened
3 March 1969	closed

Moulton was the Eryholme-Richmond branch line which was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The line was closed for passengers in 1969^[1][2] and completely a year later.

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 Scorton

The 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

• List of closed railway lines in Great Britain
• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 305. OCLC 931112387.
2. 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. 165. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Sources

• 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