Scorton railway station
Scorton railway station was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village of Scorton is situated around half a mile from the site of the station.History
The station was once part of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line, built by the York and Newcastle Railway in 1846. Like most of the infrastructure of the line, Scorton station was built in the Tudor Style.
Passenger services on the Richmond branch line were withdrawn in 1969 after being listed in the Beeching cuts.Present
The station is now a residential property, the waiting room is now the lounge and the platforms are garden features.
Much of the trackbed to the west of Scorton station has been destroyed by sand and gravel quarrying.
