Heritage railway stations · North East England
Potto railway station
In or near Hutton Rudby.
Potto railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Steve F — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Yarm · 8.2 km
- Free entry
About
Potto railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North York Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Potto railway station was a railway station built just north of the village of Potto in North Yorkshire, England. The station was on the North Yorkshire and Cleveland's railway line between Picton and Stokesley. The line was extended progressively until it met the Whitby and Pickering Line at Grosmont. Potto station was closed in 1954 to passengers and four years later to goods.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The station was opened with the line in 1857 when the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway Company built their line between Picton and Stokesley. Picton became a north facing junction on the Leeds Northern Railway that allowed services on the line through Potto to work between Stockton and . The line and stations were taken over by the North Eastern Railway (NER) in 1859. The station was in use for passengers until 1954 when the line became freight only, with freight being withdrawn by December 1958. During the last few years of operation, only the eastbound track was used through the station, whilst the westbound track was used for wagon storage. The station had only nine stationmasters,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4347, -1.2751
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Potto
- Postcode
- DL6 3HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Nearest railway station
- Yarm — 8.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q48809228 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Potto railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Potto railway station?
- Potto railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL6 3HJ), in the parish of Potto.
- What is Potto railway station?
- Potto railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Potto railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Yarm, about 8.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode DL6 3HJ.
- Is Potto railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Potto railway station is part of the North York Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Potto railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Potto railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Potto railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL6 3HJ. It sits within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency.