Weaverthorpe railway station

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Weaverthorpe railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Sherburn on the York to Scarborough Line and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930. The station was originally named Sherburn, but was renamed Wykeham (after a village 3 miles distant) on 1 April 1874, to avoid confusion with three other stations also named Sherburn. The name changed again after the opening of a station in Wykeham itself (on the Forge Valley Line), and the station became 'Weaverthorpe' on 1 May 1882.

The former station at Weaverthorpe
The former station at Weaverthorpe
The signal box and level crossing
The signal box and level crossing

Passengers wishing to go to Weaverthorpe would have been very disappointed as that village was located 5 miles distant, over the Wolds escarpment!

Preceding station Historical Railways Following station
Heslerton
Station closed; Line open		   Y&NMR
York to Scarborough Line		   Ganton
Station closed; Line open
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