Eryholme railway station explained

Eryholme
Status:Disused
Borough:Richmondshire
Country:England
Coordinates:54.4491°N -1.5342°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:4
Original:York and Newcastle Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:10 September 1846
Events:Station opened as Dalton Junction
Years1:1 May 1901
Events1:Station renamed Eryholme
Years2:1 October 1911
Events2:Station closed to regular traffic
Years3:After 1920
Events3:Station closed completely
Years4:c.1944
Events4:Reopened for staff and military use.
Years5:1969
Events5:Station closed

Eryholme railway station, originally named as Dalton Junction, was a railway station located on the East Coast Main Line between Northallerton and Darlington in North Yorkshire, England. It was the point at which the now closed Eryholme-Richmond branch line diverged from the East Coast Main Line.

Passing the site today passengers on the East Coast main Line would be hard pressed to pinpoint the location of Eryholme, as all signs of the station have been demolished.

The station probably saw its greatest number of passengers during World War II as it was the drop off point for servicemen arriving at the nearby RAF Croft. After the war it was also used by railwaymen living in nearby cottages for which trains stopped there but were not advertised in the timetables. This arrangement continued until 1969 when services on the Richmond Branch were withdrawn.

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