Embsay railway station

Embsay
Embsay
Station on heritage railway
	The station building at Embsay
General information
Location	Embsay, North Yorkshire; England
Coordinates	53°58′32″N 1°59′28″W / 53.975470°N 1.991190°W
Grid reference	SE006532
Operated by	Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1888	Opened
22 March 1965	Closed
22 February 1981	Reopened

Embsay railway station is a railway station on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves the small village of Embsay in North Yorkshire, England. The station is a terminus on the railway and was re-opened in 1981.

History

The original station was on the Skipton to Ilkley Line of the Midland Railway and opened on 1 October 1888.^[1] It was later modernised by the London, Midland and Scottish railway (LMS), and eventually closed as part of the Beeching Axe on 22 March 1965.^[1] The station was re-opened by the Yorkshire Dales Railway (Embsay Railway) on 22 February 1981,^[1] and has been refurbished to resemble its appearance in the days of the LMS.

In December 2004, the TV soap Emmerdale used the station for the location of Hotten station.

A Midland Railway signal box, dating from 1892, and designed to add character to the station, was opened on 6 February 2008.^[2]

The railway station site includes:

Preceding station	Heritage railways		Following station
Terminus		Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway	Holywell Halt
	Disused railways
Skipton		Midland Railway Skipton to Ilkley Line	Bolton Abbey