Howsham railway station was a short-lived railway station between the villages of Howsham and

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, England. Located on the

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(where the level-crossing now is). It was opened on 5 July 1845 by the

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and closed in 1849. It is shown as "Crambe station" on Moule's 1850s maps of North and East Yorkshire, and as Crambe Beck Station in

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* * Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1845 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1849 Former York and North Midland Railway stations George Townsend Andrews railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub