Crakehall railway station explained

Crakehall
Status:Disused
Borough:Crakehall, Hambleton
Country:England
Coordinates:54.2979°N -1.6335°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Bedale and Leyburn Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:19 May 1856
Events:Opened
Years1:1 March 1917
Events1:Closed
Years2:24 October 1921[1]
Events2:Reopened
Years6:26 April 1954
Events6:Closed

Crakehall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Crakehall, North Yorkshire, England.

History

Opened by the Bedale and Leyburn Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by British Railways in April 1954.[2]

The site today

Track still passes through the station site, providing rail access for the Wensleydale Railway which operates west from Leeming Bar. The crossing is now manually operated by a crossing keeper when the heritage line is operating. The station building remains intact and is used as a private house.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick
  2. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 139. 931112387.
  3. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3235232 Crakehall station (2012)