# List of private railway stations in Great Britain

This is a list of railway stations which at some time have been private halts. It details the name of the railway station, its location, dates where known, reason for its existence and any additional information that may aid the researcher. The station names in bold are still available for use today.
| Name | Location | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
| Aboyne Curling Pond | Deeside Railway | 1891-1925 | for curlers | |
| Alton Park | Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway | 1898-1939 | To serve Treloar's Hospital. | The film Oh, Mr Porter! was filmed on the line. |
| Avon Lodge Halt | Between Ringwood and Christchurch | 1858-1935 | To allow Lord Malmesbury to stop any ordinary train. | An Act of Parliament allowed him to do this. |
| Beasdale | West Highland Line | 1901-1965 | to serve Arisaig House | Private until 1965 then became public station |
| Boreham House station | Between Chelmsford and Hatfield Peverel | 1843- 1877 | A private station for Boreham House. | |
| Broomielaw station | Barnard Castle branch | 1856- 1964 | A private halt for the Bowes-Lyon family. | Private until 1942, John Bowes was so proud of Broomielaw station that he named one of his horses after it. |
| Butterton station | Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway, Staffordshire | 1904-1934 | Private Halt for Sir Thomas Wardle. | Wardle built a tunnel through his land to avoid spoiling his view! |
| Campbell's Platform railway station | Ffestiniog railway | 1965- | Trains stop when required for visitors to Dduallt Manor | A siding from 1962 to 1966. |
| Castle Grant Platform | Strathspey, Scotland | 1863-1965 | For use of the Grant family | by request |
| Coed y Bleiddiau | Ffestiniog Railway, Wales | 1862- | For use of the residents of Ty Hovington. | Not listed - driver stops at own discretion. |
| Ashton Hall halt | Glasson Dock branch line, Lancashire | 1883-1930 | Private Halt for Lord Ashton, local businessman | Served Ashton Hall and the station is still standing |
| Crathes | Deeside Railway Crathes Castle, near Banchory, Aberdeenshire | 1853-1966 | Private Halt for Sir Robert Leys. | In return for leasing the land, even the Royal Train had to stop there. |
| Crofton | Maryport and Carlisle Railway | 1856-1954 | For Sir M.H.Brisco of Crofton Hall | Stopped on request |
| Dovenby Lodge | Maryport and Carlisle Railway | 1867- 1935 | For Dykes family of Dovenby Hall | |
| Drummuir Curlers Platform | Keith and Dufftown Railway | ? | For curlers | |
| Dunrobin Castle | Duke of Sutherland's Railway. Near Golspie, Sutherland | 1870-1965; re-opened 1985 | For Duke of Sutherland’s railway. | Advertised in public timetable |
| Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station | Elsecar, South Yorkshire | 1870-? | Private Halt to transport guests to Wentworth Woodhouse | The trains were known as "E.F.W. specials" |
| Fallodon railway station | Northumberland | 1847-1934 | Private station for the Grey family and guests to Fallodon Hall | trains stopped on request |
| Glencarron Platform | Dingwall and Skye Railway | 1873-1887 and 1964-? | Built for local landowner | trains stopped on request |
| Gorton | West Highland Line | 1894-1964 | Built at request of local landowner | all trains stopped |
| Hoe Farm | Hundred of Manhood & Selsey Tramway | 1896-1934 | To transport farm produce to Chichester. | Provided as part considerations in the conveyance of land for the tramway. |
| Lanhydrock | Bodmin, Cornwall | 1859 | Private halt for Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden | Later on a driveway from the Lanhydrock House to Bodmin Parkway railway station was built. |
| Lemsford Road Halt railway station. | St Albans, Hertfordshire | 1942-1951 | For workmen at De Havilland's. | Did not appear on public time tables. |
| Llannerch | Vale of Clwyd Railway | 1858-1871 | A private station for Whitehall Dod | Director of Vale of Clwyd Railway. Right to stop trains expired in 1871 |
| Lochluichart | Dingwall and Skye Railway | 1872-1887 | A private platform for Lady Ashburnton on the Lochluichart Lodge estate. | New station opened 1954 when Conon Valley Hydro Electric Scheme raised the height of Loch Luichart. |
| Londesborough Park railway station | York to Beverley Line | (unknown) - 1867 | A short-lived private station for George Hudson of Londesborough Hall. | The station building was renamed Avenue House and remained in-situ until the 1960s. |
| Longwitton - opened as Rothley | Scotsgap to Rothbury | 1870-1952 | A private halt for the Trevelyan Estate. | Became a public station in 1875. |
| Luffness Platform | Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway Near Gullane, East Lothian | 1903-1932 | For members of New Luffness Golf Club Image:Luffness Links.jpg. | Golf club paid a rent to the North British Railway for the privilege. |
| Medina Wharf Halt railway station. | Isle of Wight | 1896-1966 | For workmen who unloaded the coal and merchandise. | Did not appear in public time tables. |
| Ox House | Herefordshire | 1857-? | Built for Lord Bateman of Shobdon Court | Private station |
| Parkhouse Halt | Waverley Line Near Carlisle | 1941-1969 | Private halt for Air Force Depot workers | |
| Philorth Halt | Formartine and Buchan Railway Near Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire | 1865-1965 | Private halt for Lord Saltoun. | The station building has been extended and is now used as a residential building. |
| Quainton Road | Buckinghamshire | since 1971 | On special gala days at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre | Not in timetable. Advertised by special notices only |
| Rosehaugh Halt railway station | Fortrose Branch. Near Avoch, Black Isle | 1894-1951 | Private Halt for James Douglas Fletcher. | Redcastle Station is the only Black Isle Railway station still standing today. |
| Seaham Dene | County Durham | 1875-1925 | To serve the estate of The Marquess of Londonderry. | Described by Pevsner in Buildings of England (Penguin Books, 1957) as "small but decorative". |
| Watchingwell (Isle of Wight) railway station | Isle of Wight | 1897-1953 | Private halt for Sir John Barington Simeon, Southampton M.P. | Positioned to serve his Swainston Estate. Sometimes known as Upper Watchingwell Halt |
| Westmoor Flag | Herefordshire | 1863-? | | |