Crakehall railway station

Crakehall
General information
Location	Crakehall, Hambleton England
Coordinates	54.297927°N 1.633494°W / 54.297927; -1.633494
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	Reopened
26 April 1954	Closed

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 North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by British Railways in April 1954.

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.

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

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