Castle Howard railway station

Castle Howard
The station buildings in 1988
Location
Place	Welburn
Area	Ryedale
Coordinates	54°05′28″N 0°52′30″W / 54.091000°N 0.874880°W / 54.091000; -0.874880Coordinates: 54°05′28″N 0°52′30″W / 54.091000°N 0.874880°W / 54.091000; -0.874880
Grid reference	SE736667
Operations
Platforms	2
History
5 July 1845	opened
22 September 1930	closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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.