Knapton railway station

Knapton
The former station at Knapton
Location
Place	East Knapton and West Knapton
Area	Ryedale
Coordinates	54°10′42″N 0°39′50″W / 54.178200°N 0.664000°W / 54.178200; -0.664000Coordinates: 54°10′42″N 0°39′50″W / 54.178200°N 0.664000°W / 54.178200; -0.664000
Grid reference	SE873766
Operations
Pre-grouping	York and North Midland Railway North Eastern Railway (UK)
Platforms	2
History
5 July 1845	Opened
22 September 1930	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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For other places with the same name, see Knapton.

Knapton railway station was a minor railway station serving the villages of East Knapton and West Knapton in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the York to Scarborough Line it was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930.

Level crossing crash

On 3 February 2009 a First TransPennine Express service from Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough collided with a car at the level crossing.

Knapton Maltings, built on the former goods yard

Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Rillington Station closed; Line open		Y&NMR York to Scarborough Line		Heslerton Station closed; Line open

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