Crakehall railway station
| Crakehall | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Crakehall |
| Area | Hambleton |
| Coordinates | 54°17′53″N 1°38′01″W / 54.297927°N 1.633494°WCoordinates: 54°17′53″N 1°38′01″W / 54.297927°N 1.633494°W |
| Grid reference | SE239892 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Bedale and Leyburn Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 19 May 1856 | Opened |
| 1 March 1917 | Closed |
| 1922 | Reopened |
| 26 April 1954 | Closed |
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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, though it retained its signal box to work the nearby level crossing (complete with motor boom gates) until the early 1980s.[1]
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.[2]
References
- ↑ Railscot - Crakehall station (1982) McIntyre, John Railscot; Retrieved 21 June 2017
- ↑ Crakehall station (2012) Templeman, Roger Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 21 June 2017
| Preceding station |  Historical railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jervaulx Line open, station closed |
North Eastern Railway Bedale and Leyburn Railway |
Bedale Line and station open | ||
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