Welbury railway station

Welbury
The former station building in 2015
Location
Area	Hambleton, North Yorkshire
Coordinates	54°24′29″N 1°22′56″W / 54.408171°N 1.382325°W / 54.408171; -1.382325Coordinates: 54°24′29″N 1°22′56″W / 54.408171°N 1.382325°W / 54.408171; -1.382325
Grid reference	NZ401015
Operations
Original company	Leeds Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
2 June 1852	Opened
1954	Closed to passengers
1963	Closed completely
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Welbury railway station was a railway station serving the village of Welbury in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line (which is now the North TransPennine line) it was opened on 2 June 1852 by the Leeds Northern Railway. It closed to passengers on 20 September 1954 and closed completely in 1963.

The station was located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north of Northallerton station and 8.7 miles (14.0 km) south of Eaglescliffe.

The line is still open for passenger and freight trains. First TransPennine Express run an hourly service between Manchester and Middlesbrough and Grand Central run 5 trains a day in each direction between Sunderland and London King's Cross. Freight is mostly, steel, coal and biomass run by several operators.

There is a level crossing at Welbury which is controlled by Low Gates box in Northallerton.