Eryholme railway station
Eryholme railway station, originally named as Dalton Junction, was a railway station located on the East Coast Main Line between Northallerton and Darlington in North Yorkshire, England. It was the point at which the now closed Eryholme-Richmond branch line diverged from the East Coast Main Line.
Eryholme | |
|---|---|
| Location | Richmondshire England |
| Coordinates | 54.449121°N 1.534181°W |
| Grid reference | NZ303060 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | York and Newcastle Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 10 September 1846 | Station opened as Dalton Junction |
| 1 May 1901 | Station renamed Eryholme |
| 1 October 1911 | Station closed to regular traffic |
| After 1920 | Station closed completely |
| c.1944 | Reopened for staff and military use. |
| 1969 | Station closed |
Passing the site today passengers on the East Coast main Line would be hard pressed to pinpoint the location of Eryholme, as all signs of the station have been demolished.
The station probably saw its greatest number of passengers during World War II as it was the drop off point for servicemen arriving at the nearby RAF Croft. After the war it was also used by railwaymen living in nearby cottages for which trains stopped there but were not advertised in the timetables. This arrangement continued until 1969 when services on the Richmond Branch were withdrawn.
See also
- List of closed railway lines in Great Britain
- List of closed railway stations in Britain
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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
External links
- Eryholme station, SubBrit disused stations project
- Station site on navigable 1947 O. S. map.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowton Line open, station closed |
North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Croft Spa Line open, station closed | ||
| Moulton Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Eryholme-Richmond branch line |
Terminus | ||