Weaverthorpe railway station

Weaverthorpe
The former station at Weaverthorpe
Location
Place	Sherburn
Area	Ryedale
Coordinates	54°11′24″N 0°32′06″W / 54.190000°N 0.535000°WCoordinates: 54°11′24″N 0°32′06″W / 54.190000°N 0.535000°W
Grid reference	SE957781
Operations
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
5 July 1845	Opened
22 September 1930	Closed
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Weaverthorpe railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Sherburn in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the York to Scarborough Line it was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 22 September 1930. The station was originally named Sherburn, but was renamed Wykeham (after a village 3 miles distant) on 1 April 1874, to avoid confusion with three other stations also named Sherburn. The name changed again after the opening of a station in Wykeham itself (on the Forge Valley Line), and the station became 'Weaverthorpe' on 1 May 1882.

The signal box and level crossing

Passengers wishing to go to Weaverthorpe would have been very disappointed as that village was located 5 miles distant, over the Wolds escarpment!

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

External links

• Weaverthorpe station on navigable 1947 O. S. map