Place East Cowton Grid reference NZ318037 Platforms in use 2 | Area Hambleton Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway | |
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Original company Great North of England Railway Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway Original companies East Coast Main Line, Great North of England Railway | ||
Cowton railway station is a disused station on the East Coast Main Line, it is situated in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire in England the station is situated around 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of the village of East Cowton.
Several of the railway buildings have survived the closure of the station and were Grade II listed in 1987. They are presently used as residential properties.
Station buildings
The station was opened by the Great North of England Railway on 31 March 1841. The station buildings and station master's house were designed by Benjamin Green in a Jacobethan style. It is the oldest surviving of Green's stations, and the only survivor of the Great North of England Railway's wayside stations.
References
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