Warthill railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | |
| Area | City of York |
| Coordinates | 54°00′19″N 0°59′06″W / 54.0053°N 0.9849°WCoordinates: 54°00′19″N 0°59′06″W / 54.0053°N 0.9849°W |
| Grid reference | SE666570 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | York and North Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 4 October 1847 | Opened |
| 3 January 1959 | 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 |
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Warthill railway station was a station on the York to Beverley Line. It opened as Stockton station in 1847/8, was renamed to Stockton Forest (later Stockton-on-the-Forest) in 1867; in 1872 it became Warthill station. The station closed in 1959.
Stockton station opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of and Warthill in North Yorkshire, England.
In 1867 it was renamed, Stockton Forest, and renamed again Stockton-on-Forest soon after. On 1 February 1872 it was renamed Warthill station.
Between 1922 and 1932 the station was also the southern terminus of the Sand Hutton Light Railway. This railway supplied the estate of Sir Robert Walker.
The level crossing at Warthill station was the first in the UK to have its manually operated gates replaced by lifting boom barriers.
It closed on 3 January 1959.
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