Hovingham Spa
The former station in 2008
General information
LocationHovingham, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°10′34″N 0°58′25″W / 54.176220°N 0.973664°W / 54.176220; -0.973664
Grid referenceSE670760
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 May 1853Opened as Hovingham[1]
1 Oct 1896Renamed
Hovingham Spa[1]
1 Jan 1931Regular passenger service ceased[1]
1964closed completely

Hovingham Spa railway station was located just north of the village of Hovingham in the Ryedale area of North Yorkshire, England and opened in 1853. Regular passenger service ceased in 1930 but freight traffic and occasional special passenger trains continued until complete closure on 10 August 1964.[2] It was part of the Thirsk and Malton (T&M) rail route, which paralleled today's B1257 road from Hovingham to Malton.

The station had a single platform on the up side of the line, which was originally very low, but which was in 1865 partially raised to the NER standard height of 2' 6". The station offices were incorporated in the stationmaster's house, a two-storey brick building. The goods yard, mainly on the up side of the line, had up to six sidings which served the coal drops, two warehouses, a cattle dock, and another loading dock, and handled timber traffic. In the 1950s goods traffic increased due to limestone from nearby Wath quarry being in demand from the steel industry. The goods yard was extended in 1948 with a new loading dock. The limestone traffic practically ceased by 1960 when the stone was not needed any more for lining the steel furnaces.[2]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gilling
Line and station closed		   North Eastern Railway
Thirsk and Malton Line		   Slingsby
Line and station closed

References

  1. 1 2 3 Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. 1 2 Nick Catford. "Hovingham Spa". Disused Stations.


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