Warthill railway station

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.

Warthill
General information
Location	Stockton-on-the-Forest, City of York England
Coordinates	54.0053°N 0.9849°W / 54.0053; -0.9849
Grid reference	SE666570
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
4 October 1847 (1847-10-04)	Opened as Stockton
April 1867	renamed Stockton Forest
c. 1870	renamed Stockton-on-Forest
1 February 1872	renamed Warthill
5 January 1959 (1959-01-05)	closed
Location

History

Stockton station opened on 4 October 1847 and served the villages of Stockton-on-the-Forest 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.^[1]

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.^[1]

The level crossing at Warthill station was the first in the UK to have its manually operated gates replaced by lifting boom barriers.^[2]

It closed on 5 January 1959.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Earswick		Y&NMR York to Beverley Line		Holtby
Terminus		Sand Hutton Light Railway		Sand Hutton or Claxton