Crakehall railway station

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

Crakehall
Location
Place	Crakehall
Area	Hambleton
Coordinates	54.297927°N 1.633494°W / 54.297927; -1.633494
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
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

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.[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

1. Railscot - Crakehall station (1982) McIntyre, John Railscot; Retrieved 21 June 2017
2. 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

External links

• Crakehall station video footage
• Crakehall station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
• Crakehall station homepage