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Thirsk Town railway station information


Thirsk Town
A Tesco now occupies the site of the station
General information
LocationThirsk, Hambleton
England
Coordinates54°13′51″N 1°20′50″W / 54.2308°N 1.3471°W / 54.2308; -1.3471
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeeds and Thirsk Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1848 (1848-06-01)Opened as Thirsk Town
June 1852Renamed Thirsk
December 1855 (1855-12)Closed to passengers
3 October 1966closed for freight

Thirsk Town was a railway station that briefly served passengers for Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England in the 1840s and 1850s. It was closed to passengers in 1855 but continued in freight use until October 1966. Trains could leave the site only south-eastwards onto the Leeds Northern Railway towards Ripon, but a reversal was possible into Thirsk railway station after crossing the main line between York and Darlington.

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