Wetherby Racecourse railway station

For other railway stations in Wetherby, see Wetherby railway station. For the racecourse, see Wetherby Racecourse.

Wetherby
Location
Place	Wetherby
Area	City of Leeds
Coordinates
Grid reference	SE420482
Operations
Original company	London and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Railways (N.E. region)
Platforms	2 through
History
1924	Opened
18 May 1959	Last used
1962	Demolished
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Wetherby Racecourse railway station was a railway station on the Harrogate to Church Fenton Line serving Wetherby Racecourse in Wetherby, West Yorkshire.

When Wetherby's original station on York Road closed in 1902, for two decades the only rail access was via Wetherby's new station on Linton Road. This was some distance from the racecourse, involving a walk of just over 2 miles.

There was therefore a station built at Wetherby Racecourse in 1924, with a ticket booth of wooden construction, starter signals, a ground frame and a footbridge. It even boasted electrical lighting and its own nameboard.

Race specials would stop at this 'Racecourse station', about three quarters of a mile from Linton Road towards Thorp Arch. These specials came from Leeds, Doncaster and Bradford Exchange.

Reports vary as to when it closed; one report says it stayed open until 1963 with Racecourse Specials running to the station from Bradford Exchange on racedays, whilst another publication states that it was last used on Whit Monday 18 May 1959 and was demolished in 1962.

References

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Wetherby (York Road) Line and station closed		LNER Harrogate to Church Fenton Line		Thorp Arch Line closed; station closed

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The rail network in Leeds showing the LNER Cross Gates to Wetherby and Harrogate to Church Fenton Lines