Carlton Towers railway station

Carlton Towers railway station served the village of Carlton, Selby, England from 1885 to 1959 on the Hull and Barnsley Railway.

Carlton Towers
The site of the station in 2007
General information
LocationCarlton, Selby, Selby District
England
Coordinates53.718°N 1.0197°W / 53.718; -1.0197
Grid referenceSE647250
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway
Pre-groupingHull and Barnsley Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
27 July 1885 (1885-07-27)Opened as Carlton
1 July 1922Name changed to Carlton Towers
1 January 1932Closed to passengers
1959 (1959)Closed completely

History

The station opened as Carlton on 27 July 1885 by the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway. 'Towers' was added on to its name on 1 July 1922. The station closed to passengers on 1 January 1932[1] and to goods traffic in 1959.[2][3]

References
  1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 108
  2. "Carlton Towers railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. Historic England. "Carlton Towers Station (500205)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 22 June 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kirk Smeaton   Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway
Hull and Barnsley Railway		   Drax Abbey
Snaith and Pollington   Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway
   Drax Abbey


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