Grid reference NZ401015 Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway Platforms in use 2 | Original company Leeds Northern Railway 2 June 1852 Opened | |
Area Hambleton, North Yorkshire Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway | ||
Welbury railway station was a railway station serving the village of Welbury in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line (which is now the North TransPennine line) it was opened on 2 June 1852 by the Leeds Northern Railway. It closed to passengers on 20 September 1954 and closed completely in 1963.
The station was located 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north of Northallerton station and 8.7 miles (14.0 km) south of Eaglescliffe.
The line is still open for passenger and freight trains. First TransPennine Express run an hourly service between Manchester and Middlesbrough and Grand Central run 5 trains a day in each direction between Sunderland and London King's Cross. Freight is mostly, steel, coal and biomass run by several operators.
There is a level crossing at Welbury which is controlled by Low Gates box in Northallerton.