Bolton Abbey railway station
Bolton Abbey | |
|---|---|
| Station on Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, Craven England | |
| Coordinates | 53°58′34″N 1°54′31″W / 53.976200°N 1.908643°W |
| Grid reference | SE060533 |
| Operated by | Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway |
| Platforms | 1 (originally 2) |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 16 May 1888 | Opened[1] |
| 17 June 1940 | Closed[1] |
| 17 March 1941 | Reopened[1] |
| 22 March 1965 | Closed[1] |
| 1 May 1998 | Reopened |
Bolton Abbey railway station is on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves Bolton Abbey, although it is closer to Bolton Bridge, in North Yorkshire, England and several countryside walking routes. The station is the current terminus of the steam railway.
History
The station was opened in 1888 by the
- King Edward VII(visited in 1902)
- King George V(visited in 1922)
During the
Project plans
The station originally had two platforms and a footbridge throughout its heyday, but one of the platforms became disused and the footbridge has been dismantled since closure.
However, the E&BASR plans to reconstruct and restore the disused platform, possibly as an island platform which would include a platform 3, and also to rebuild the old station footbridge in order to link both platforms together again. This would return Bolton Abbey station to its former state in the days of the LMS (and BR London Midland Region), especially to how it was right up until the line's closure many years before.
This is all part of the E&BASR's expansion plan(s) to extend the line back down to as far as Addingham (where a replica LMS style, temporary replacement station, will be built, as part of the proposed project).
Information
The Holywell Halt site is 1.5 miles away from Bolton Abbey. The station includes:
- A ticket office
- A gift shop
- A coffee shop
- A car park
- Walking routes
See also
References
- ^ OL 11956311M., p.38
External links
- A history of the Embsay Railway
- Bolton Abbey information
- Video footage of Bolton Abbey railway station
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Holywell Halt
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Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Embsay | Skipton to Ilkley Line
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Addingham | ||