Crakehall railway station was a railway station that served the village of Crakehall, North Yorkshire, England.
Crakehall | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Crakehall, Hambleton England |
| Coordinates | 54°17′53″N 1°38′01″W / 54.297927°N 1.633494°W |
| Grid reference | SE239892 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bedale and Leyburn Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 19 May 1856 | Opened |
| 1 March 1917 | Closed |
| 24 October 1921[1] | Reopened |
| 26 April 1954 | Closed |
History edit
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 edit
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]
References edit
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Jervaulx Line open, station closed |
North Eastern Railway Bedale and Leyburn Railway |
Bedale Line and station open | ||
External links edit
- Crakehall station video footage
- Crakehall station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
- Crakehall station homepage
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