Weaverthorpe railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Sherburn in

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, England. Located on the

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it was opened on 5 July 1845 by the

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. It closed to passengers on 22 September 1930.

History

Opened in July 1845, the station was east of and west of . The station was originally named Sherburn, but was renamed Wykeham (after a village 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

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), and the station became 'Weaverthorpe' on 1 May 1882. Services at the station consisted of four per day (each way) in 1847, and 1866 rising to six per day by 1877. Bradshaws timetable for 1906, still lists six stopping services each way, every two to three hours. WeaverthorpeSignalBox

The station, along with all others on the York to Scarborough line (save for and ), were closed in September 1930. This was due to the low receipts generated by each station, but additionally, the closures allowed the LNER to speed up the services on the line. Weaverthorpe station was to the immediate east of the level crossing, with the goods crane on the west side. The station did retain a small goods yard until 1981, which handled steel traffic for a local construction company. Passengers wishing to go to

Weaverthorpe Weaverthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is south-west of Scarborough. History Bronze Age settlements have been found at nearby Cowlam, which is to the south. It was one of the leading ...

would have been very disappointed as that village was located distant, over the Wolds escarpment! Both the station house (now in private ownership) and the signal box, were

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in December 1987. The signal box is the only one still in operation for the stretch between Malton and Seamer, and is due to be closed in 2025, when signalling on the line will be transferred to

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Weaverthorpe station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
{{end box Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1845 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 Former York and North Midland Railway stations George Townsend Andrews railway stations