Description and History of Site:-
A two platform station of red brick with stone quoins and pitched slate roof. Wooden signal cabin on platform, adjacent to level crossing. Cattal station, built 1848, is on the line between Knaresborough and York built by the East & West Yorkshire Junction Railway to connect the Great North of England Railway (GNE) (later the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, (YN&B) near York with the Leeds and Thirsk Railway (L&TR) at Knaresborough. Later absorbed by the North Eastern Railway. The line's engineer was Thomas Grainger. The station was built by Samuel Atack to Grainger's designs. Now (2015) converted to a restaurant.

Further Reading and References:-
YAHS - Hatcher Card Index. Research funded by the Yorkshire Arts Association 1972.
Hatcher, J. The industrial architecture of Yorkshire. Phillimore, 1985.
Bairstow, M. Railways around Harrogate, vol. 1. Revised ed. Martin Bairstow, 1989.

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Key Words :- railway station transport

Viewing the Site :- Visible from road and railway

Address :- Station Road, Cattal, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, YO26 8DS
Grid Ref :- SE 44644 55936
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.997537 , Long -1.320472
Local Authority :- Harrogate Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1848 -
Record Date :- 16 May 2015

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