Knapton railway station

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Knapton railway station served the villages of East Knapton and West Knapton in North Yorkshire, England. It was on the York to Scarborough Line and opened on 5 July 1845. The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930, though the goods facilities remained for many years.

The station was the nearest stop for Wintringham and Scampston, about three miles away. It was built by the York and North Midland Railway, whose chairman, George Hudson, hoped Scarborough would become a major resort.

The station building, designed by George Townsend Andrews, included accommodation for the station master, which was extended in 1908. The goods yard lay west of a level crossing, with the platforms to the east.

Passenger services started with three trains per weekday and one on Sunday in 1850. By 1922 there were four trains each way on weekdays and one on Sunday. In 1923 the North Eastern Railway became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).

Passenger numbers declined as buses became common, and the local stopping service was withdrawn in 1930. The goods yard stayed in use and, after nationalisation in 1948, came under British Railways. In the 1950s, silos for barley were built beside the yard. The goods yard closed to general traffic on 10 August 1964, though the maltsters’ siding stayed open until 1979. The signal box closed on 11 December 1993 during signaling upgrades. On 3 February 2009, a car crashed into a train at the level crossing.