Jervaulx railway station

Jervaulx
Location
Place	Newton-le-Willows, North Yorkshire
Area	Hambleton
Coordinates	54°17′59″N 1°40′31″W / 54.299803°N 1.675314°W / 54.299803; -1.675314Coordinates: 54°17′59″N 1°40′31″W / 54.299803°N 1.675314°W / 54.299803; -1.675314
Grid reference	SE212894
Operations
Original company	Bedale and Leyburn Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	1
History
19 May 1856	Opened as Newton-le-Willows
1 December 1877	Renamed Jervaulx
26 April 1954	Closed
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Jervaulx railway station was a railway station in Newton-le-Willows, North Yorkshire, England. Originally named after this place, it was renamed after Jervaulx, about 4 mi (6 km) to the southwest and known for its former abbey, to distinguish it from Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside. Reputedly the Marquess of Aylesbury was upset by many of his guests arriving at the wrong destination.^[1]

History

Opened by the Bedale and Leyburn Railway, it was taken over by the North Eastern Railway, which became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission in April 1954 (along with all of the other stations on the route) when the Northallerton to Hawes passenger service was withdrawn.

The site today

Track still passes through the station site, providing rail access for the Wensleydale Railway which operates west from Leeming Bar. The station building still stands and is used as a private dwelling; trains on the Wensleydale Railway do not stop here.^[2]

References

External links

• Jervaulx station on navigable 1947 O. S. map