Description and History of Site:-
Opened in 1856 by and for the Bedale and Leyburn Railway, subsequently became part of the LNER in 1923 and nationalised in 1948 to British Railways (Eastern Region). Closed in 1954 and now a private house. The line has been re-opened by the Wensleydale Railway, the level crossing manned when the heritage line is running, the operation now manual since the signal box and gate controls survived only up until the 1980s.
Further Reading and References:-Jenkins, S C. The Wensleydale Branch: a new history. 2nd ed. The Oakwood Press, no 88, 2002.
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Key Words :- railway station
Viewing the Site :- No public access, now private house. Can be viewed from level crossing
Address :- Crakehall, Bedale, North Yorkshire, DL8 1TS
Grid Ref :- SE 23947 89205
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.297903 , Long -1.633553
Local Authority :- Hambleton District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1856 -
Record Date :- 10 July 2014
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © John Suter
Grid Ref :- SE 23947 89205
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.297903 , Long -1.633553
Local Authority :- Hambleton District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to residential housing
Site Dates :- 1856 -
Record Date :- 10 July 2014
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © John Suter