Knaresborough railway station

Knaresborough
The station in 2014 looking towards the tunnel
Location
Place	Knaresborough
Local authority	Harrogate
Coordinates	54°00′32″N 1°28′13″W / 54.0090°N 1.4703°W / 54.0090; -1.4703Coordinates: 54°00′32″N 1°28′13″W / 54.0090°N 1.4703°W / 54.0090; -1.4703
Grid reference	SE348571
Operations
Station code	KNA
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12	0.326 million
2012/13	0.331 million
2013/14	0.340 million
2014/15	0.354 million
2015/16	0.349 million
History
Original company	East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
30 October 1848	Temporary station opened at Hay Park Lane, Knaresborough
21 July 1851	Permanent Knaresborough station opened
Listed status
Listed feature	Knaresborough Station
Listing grade	Grade II listed
Entry number	1277673
Added to list	12 March 1986
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Knaresborough from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Knaresborough railway station is a Grade II listedstation serving the town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line 16.75 miles (27 km) west of York and is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.

The station is located at the northern side of the Nidd Viaduct off Station Road to the South West side of Knaresborough town centre. The station is in walking distance from the town centre and the Western side of Knaresborough.

The East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway (E&WJR) was opened from York (Poppleton Junction) to a temporary terminus known as Hay Park Lane, Knaresborough on 30 October 1848. The E&WYJR was absorbed by the York and North Midland Railway on 1 July 1851. Three weeks later, with the completion of the stone viaduct crossing the River Nidd at Knaresborough on 21 July 1851, the temporary station was closed and a new Knaresborough station opened on the current site just beyond the stone viaduct.

In 1865 the North Eastern Railway replaced the 1851 station with a design by Thomas Prosser. The station was rebuilt c.1890. The 1851 Water tower is still extant.

Beyond the platforms eastbound was a tunnel which separated the station from the goods yard (now a bus depot) and the line's major junction. The Knaresborough to Boroughbridge branch (1875–1950 for passengers, 1964 for goods) diverged from the main line to York opposite the goods yard. This line continued north-east until it met the East Coast Main Line between York and Northallerton at Pilmoor. The tunnel is still extant with both north and south portals are now listed structures.