Drax Hales railway station

Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England

53°43′28″N 0°59′10″W / 53.724354°N 0.985981°W / 53.724354; -0.985981Grid referenceSE667284Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNorth Eastern RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1912 (1912)Station opened1964Station closed to passengers and goods

Drax Hales railway station was one of two railway stations that served the village of Drax in North Yorkshire, England. It opened to passengers and goods in 1912 as part of the Selby to Goole line^[1] and later closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts.^[2] The area is now occupied by the A645 road.^[3]

History

Construction of the Selby to Goole line began in 1907 and one of the intermediate stations was placed at Drax. The line opened for freight traffic in December 1910, and the station opened to passengers in May 1912.^[1] Before Drax Hales opened, the village was served by Drax Abbey railway station.^[3] Much of the station, including the platforms were of timber construction.^[4]

The station closed to passengers in June 1964 and has since been completely demolished. In the early 1990s, the A645 road was constructed on the former track-bed of the Selby to Goole line.^[3]

Service

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Barlow		Selby to Goole Line (NER)		Airmyn

References

^ ^a ^b "The Goole and Selby Railway". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^ Eglantine, Cornelia (2011). Selby to Goole Line. Typpress. ISBN 9786138528272. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Drax: A rail history". 5 July 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^ Hitches, Mike (15 March 2012). Steam Around York & the East Riding. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445612379. Retrieved 22 September 2020.