Raskelf railway station served the village of

Raskelf Raskelf is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The electoral roll has a population of around 400 measured at 519 in the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census. History The village appears in the Domesday Book as Rascill ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, England from 1841 to 1964 on the

East Coast Main Line The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a electrified railway between London and Edinburgh via Peterborough, Doncaster, York, Darlington, Durham and Newcastle. The line is a key transport artery on the eastern side of Great Britain running broa ...

History

The station opened on 1 August 1841 by the

Great North of England Railway The Great North of England Railway (GNER) was an early British railway company. Its main line, opened in 1841 was between York and Darlington, and originally it was planned to extend to Newcastle. Mergers In 1846 it was absorbed by the Newcastle ...

. It was rebuilt in 1933 and was closed to passengers on 5 May 1958 and closed completely in 1964.

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Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1841 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958 1841 establishments in England 1964 disestablishments in England {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub