Alne railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Alne


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locale = England
borough = North Yorkshire
line = Great North of England Railway
owner = London and North Eastern Railway
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years = 31 March 1841
events = Station opens
years1 = 5 May 1958
events1 = Station closes

Alne railway station was a station which served the village of Alne in the English county of North Yorkshire. It was served by trains on the main line between York and Thirsk. From 1891 to 1957 it was the junction of the Easingwold Railway which connected the main line to the town of Easingwold.

History

Opened by the Great North of England Railway it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line.

References

*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd
year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1

*cite book|author=A. Jowett, |title= Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas |publisher=Atlantic Publishing |year=2000 ISBN 0 906899 99 0

* ISBN 0-7153-7933-X