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Kirby railway station

Coordinates: 54°13′31″N 0°46′17″W / 54.225290°N 0.771506°W / 54.225290; -0.771506
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Kirby
General information
LocationNorth Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°13′31″N 0°46′17″W / 54.225290°N 0.771506°W / 54.225290; -0.771506
Grid referenceSE801817
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork and North Midland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Key dates
1845opened
1858closed

Kirby railway station was a railway station on the York and North Midland Railway's branch line to Pickering. Named after the village of Kirby Misperton, it opened in October 1845. It closed on 1 October 1858.[1]

Some authorities refer to this station as "Black Bull or Kirby" – Black Bull being a reference to the (much nearer) public house, which also gave its name to the nearby level crossing on the PickeringMalton road.[2][3]

The station house, which still stands, was built in stone – unusual for minor stations which were more commonly built in brick (as was nearby Marishes Road). Indeed, the Y&NM crossing keeper's house at the adjacent crossing was in brick.

The NER built a short terrace of four houses between the station building and Black Bull level crossing for platelayers and labourers.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Marishes Road
Line and station closed
  Y & NMR
(Pickering Branch)
  Pickering
Line closed, station open

References

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  1. ^ Hoole, Ken (1977). Railways in Yorkshire; 3 – The North Riding. Clapham: Dalesman. p. 47. ISBN 0-85206-418-7.
  2. ^ "Pickering Urban District Council". The York Herald. No. 14068. Column C. 8 July 1896. p. 3.
  3. ^ "The wife murder near pickering". York Herald. No. 11683. Column E. 9 November 1888. p. 5. The supposed murderer, had for some time past, lived at a crossing near the Black Bull Beerhouse[sic] on the Malton to Whitby Line