Drax Hales railway station

Drax Hales railway station was one of two railway stations that served the village of Drax in North Yorkshire, England. It opened to passengers and goods in 1912 as part of the Selby to Goole line and later closed in 1964 as part of the beeching cuts. The area is now occupied by the A645 road.[1]

Drax Hales
The site of the station in 1992 during construction of the A645 road.
Location
PlaceDrax
AreaNorth Yorkshire
Coordinates53.724354°N 0.985981°W / 53.724354; -0.985981
Grid referenceSE667284
Operations
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms2
History
1912 (1912)Station opened
1964Station closed to passengers and goods
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

History

Construction of the Selby to Goole line began in 1907 and one of the intermediate stations was placed at Drax. The line opened for freight traffic in December 1910, and the station opened to passengers in May 1912.[1] Before Drax Hales opened, the village was served by Drax Abbey railway station.[2]

The station closed to passengers in June 1964 and has since been completely demolished. In the early 1990s, the A645 road was constructed on the former track-bed of the Selby to Goole line.[2]

Service
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Barlow   Selby to Goole Line (NER)   Airmyn

References
  1. "The Goole and Selby Railway". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. "Drax: A rail history". Retrieved 29 March 2020.


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