Place Welburn Grid reference SE736667 22 September 1930 closed | Area Ryedale 5 July 1845 opened Platforms in use 2 | |
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Similar Atlas Fountain, Kirkham Priory, Castle Howard, Coronation Chair, North Yorkshire Moors Ra | ||
Castle howard railway station top 5 facts
Castle Howard railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Welburn and the stately home at Castle Howard in North Yorkshire, England. On the York to Scarborough Line it was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. The architect was George Townsend Andrews. It closed to passenger traffic on 22 September 1930 but continued to be staffed until the 1950s for small volumes of freight and parcels.
The station was often used by the aristocracy, notably Queen Victoria when she visited Castle Howard with Prince Albert as a guest of Earl of Carlisle in August 1850. A road was built from the station to the stately home. Parts of this road (and the associated columns) can still be seen to the north side of Whitwell-on-the-Hill. The station is now a private residence.