Crakehall railway station

54°17′53″N 1°38′01″W / 54.297927°N 1.633494°W / 54.297927; -1.633494Grid referenceSE239892Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBedale and Leyburn RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates19 May 1856Opened1 March 1917Closed24 October 1921^[1]Reopened26 April 1954Closed

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

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

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