Drax Abbey railway station

Drax Abbey
Site of the station in 1992
Location
Place	Drax
Area	North Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°43′48″N 0°59′15″W / 53.7301°N 0.9876°WCoordinates: 53°43′48″N 0°59′15″W / 53.7301°N 0.9876°W
Grid reference	SE667264
Operations
Original company	Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Hull and Barnsley Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1885	opened
1932	closed
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
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Drax Abbey railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley Railway, and served the village of Drax in North Yorkshire, England.

The station opened on 27 July 1885 and closed on 1 January 1932.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Carlton Towers		Hull and Barnsley Railway		Barmby

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

• Drax Abbey station on navigable 1947 O. S. map