Skipwith railway station

Skipwith
The site of the station in 2015
General information
Location	Skipwith, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.8361°N 0.9811°W / 53.8361; -0.9811
Grid reference	SE671382
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Derwent Valley Light Railway
Key dates
21 July 1912 (1912-07-21)	Opened
1 September 1926	Closed to passengers
1968 (1968)	Closed to freight

Skipwith railway station served the village of Skipwith, North Yorkshire, England from 1912 to 1968 on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.

History

The station opened on 21 July 1912 by the Derwent Valley Light Railway. It closed to passengers on 1 September 1926[1] and to freight in 1968.[2]

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 368. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Skipwith railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Thorganby Line private, station closed		Derwent Valley Light Railway		Cliff Common Line private, station closed