Knapton railway station
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Knapton railway station was a minor railway station
serving the villages of East Knapton
and West Knapton
on the York to Scarborough Line
and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway
. It closed on 22 September 1930.
to Scarborough
collided with a car at the level crossing.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
serving the villages of East Knapton
East Knapton
East Knapton is a village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.-Geography:It is just north of the A64 near the junction with the B1258. The Malton - Scarborough railway line is just north of the village and runs close to the . Until 1930, there was a railway station...
and West Knapton
West Knapton
West Knapton is a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds at the foot of the North York Moors. The village is accessed by the A64....
on the York to Scarborough Line
York to Scarborough Line
The York to Scarborough Line runs between the city of York, England, and the town of Scarborough. Towns and villages served along the way are Malton, Norton-on-Derwent and Seamer.-History:...
and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway
York and North Midland Railway
The York and North Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting York, with the Leeds and Selby Railway and in 1840 with the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds.-Origins:...
. It closed on 22 September 1930.
Level crossing crash
On 3 February 2009 a Transpennine Express service from Liverpool Lime StreetLiverpool Lime Street railway station
Liverpool Lime Street is a railway station serving the city centre of Liverpool, England. The station lies on a branch of the West Coast Main Line from London Euston, and on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network...
to Scarborough
Scarborough railway station
Scarborough railway station serves the seaside town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It lies east of York and is one of the eastern termini on the North TransPennine route operated by First TransPennine Express...
collided with a car at the level crossing.