Marishes Road railway station

Marishes Road
The former station at Marishes Road
General information
LocationMarishes, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°12′12″N 0°44′36″W / 54.2032°N 0.7433°W / 54.2032; -0.7433
Grid referenceSE820793
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork and North Midland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
5 July 1845opened
1848renamed
8 March 1965closed

Marishes Road railway station was a railway station on the York and North Midland Railway's branch line to Pickering. It opened on 5 July 1845, and until 1848 was called High Marishes, after the village of that name.[1] It closed on 8 March 1965 (although freight to Pickering continued for a further year). The last passenger to use the station was Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who was in the royal train when it was stabled overnight in Marishes Road in June 1965, so the duke could visit RAF Fylingdales the next day.[2]

Since closure the main station buildings have remained intact, with the exception of the small wooden signal box which stood immediately north-east of the level crossing - which is now an exhibition as part of Pickering Station Trail on the NYMR.[3] All signals have also disappeared, including the fine NER lattice post up home signal.

References

  1. ^ Burgess, Neil (2011). The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 21. ISBN 9781840335552.
  2. ^ Benham, Philip (2008). An illustrated history of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Hersham: OPC. p. 40. ISBN 9780860936220.
  3. ^ "Pickering Station Trail". Retrieved 19 August 2019.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rillington
Line and station closed 		  Y & NMR
(Pickering Branch) 		  Kirby
Line and station closed