Catterick Bridge railway station was a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

in what is now the

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district of

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. It was built to serve the villages of

Brompton-on-Swale Brompton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is located three miles east of Richmond and north-west of the county town of Northallerton on the northern bank of the River ...

and Catterick. The station was near the junction between the main branch line towards

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and a sub-branch line called Catterick Camp Military Railway to what is now

Catterick Garrison Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 13,000 in 2017 and covering over 2,400 acres (about 10& ...

History

The station was once part of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line, built by the

York and Newcastle Railway The York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway (YN&BR) was an English railway company formed in 1847 by the amalgamation of the York and Newcastle Railway and the Newcastle and Berwick Railway. Both companies were part of the group of business interest ...

in 1846. Like most of the infrastructure of the line, Catterick Bridge station was built in the Tudor Style. On 4 February 1944, an ammunition train exploded in the station whist it was being loaded by four Army Privates. In all twelve people were killed in the explosion (including the four army Privates) with 102 being injured. The Richmond branch line closed for passenger trains in 1969 but goods trains ran to Catterick Bridge until the following year.

Present

The station was demolished soon after the line it served was closed, although some evidence still remains. A caravan and motorhome dealer now occupy the site of the station.

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Catterick Bridge
SubBrit disused stations project

Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1969 1846 establishments in England Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Beeching closures in England {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub