West Rounton Gates railway station

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West Rounton Gates
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West Rounton Gates Crossing.The station was to the left of the level crossing
General information
Other namesWest Rounton Gate
Location West Rounton
North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 54°26′02″N1°22′05″W / 54.434°N 1.368°W / 54.434; -1.368
Ordnance Survey NZ410045
Elevation180 feet (55 m) [1]
Line(s) Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line
Platforms2
History
OpenedMay 1864 (1864-05)
Closed13 September 1939 (1939-09-13)
Original company Leeds Northern Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Location
West Rounton Gates railway station

West Rounton Gates railway station, was a railway station between Welbury and Picton railway stations on the Leeds Northern Railway in North Yorkshire, England. The station was opened in 1864, but it was served by trains on Wednesdays only for the market day in Stockton-on-Tees.

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History

The line between Northallerton and Eaglescliffe (now part of the North TransPennine route), was opened on 2 June 1852 by the Leeds Northern Railway, [2] being 54.5 miles (87.7 km) north of Leeds Central railway station, and 10 miles (16 km) south of Stockton-on-Tees. [3] Whilst the two stations either side of West Rounton Gates were opened with the line, West Rounton itself did not appear in timetables until May 1864. [4] The Railway Clearing Handbook shows the station being only equipped to handle passengers, [5] and mapping from 1911 does not show any goods sidings. [6] The station was only used on Wednesdays, when those living in the area could travel to Stockton-on-Tees for the local market. [7]

The station was closed completely in September 1939. [8] Whilst the date is significant for the Second World War, it was not listed as one of the stations closed by the LNER as an economy measure. [9]

The level crossing and line are still open. The level crossing is 6 miles 68 chains (11 km) south of Eaglescliffe, and 7 miles 13 chains (11.5 km) North of Low Gates crossing in Northallerton. [10]

Services

The 1866 timetable shows that two early morning trains stopped on their way north, and two returns in an afternoon on Wednesdays only. [11]

Though the station is listed in the index for the 1944 timetable, no services show calling there. [12] Some timetables referred to the station as West Rounton Gate until around 1903–1904. [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ Body, G (1988). PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 137. ISBN   1-85260-072-1.
  3. ↑ 1882 Bradshaw's Guide No. 591 Timetable at the Internet Archive
  4. 1 2 Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 475. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  5. ↑ The Railway Clearing House handbook of railway stations, 1904 (reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. 1970. p. 570. ISBN   0715351206.
  6. ↑ "West Rounton Gates". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021. Use the slider to toggle between mapping from 1911 and modern day satellite imagery
  7. ↑ "Parishes: West Rounton | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. ↑ Burgess, Neil (2011). The lost railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 53. ISBN   9781840335552.
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  10. ↑ Kelman, Leanne (2020). Railway track diagrams, books 2 - Eastern (5 ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. 20, 44C. ISBN   978-19996271-3-3.
  11. ↑ 1866 07 Bradshaw at the Internet Archive
  12. ↑ 1944 Bradshaw's Guide for Great Britain and Ireland No. 1328: March, 1944 at the Internet Archive
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Welbury
Line open; station closed		  North Eastern Railway
Northallerton–Eaglescliffe line 		  Picton
Line open; station closed
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