Croft Spa railway station

Croft Spa
Croft Spa station from the signal cabin in 1908
Location
Area	Richmondshire
Coordinates	54°28′59″N 1°33′00″W / 54.483°N 1.550°W / 54.483; -1.550Coordinates: 54°28′59″N 1°33′00″W / 54.483°N 1.550°W / 54.483; -1.550
Grid reference	NZ303060
Operations
Original company	Great North of England Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
30 March 1841	Station opened as Croft
1 October 1896	Station renamed Croft Spa
3 March 1969	Station closed
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Croft Spa railway station was located on the East Coast Main Line between Northallerton and Darlington in North Yorkshire, England. The station served the settlements of Croft-on-Tees and Hurworth-on-Tees.

The station was served by local trains on the East Coast Main Line, and also trains operating the Eryholme-Richmond branch line.

History

Opened on 27 October 1829,^[1] it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 . In 1958 local trains between Northallerton and Darlington ceased stopping and it was then served only by trains to and from the Richmond branch until closure by the British Railways Board.

The station was demolished in the 1970s leaving no trace of its existence but trains still pass the site on the East Coast Main Line.

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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 

1. ^ http://www.croftontees.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=62&Itemid=52

External links

• Croft Spa, SubBrit disused stations project
• Croft station on navigable 1947 O. S. map.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Darlington Bank Top		East Coast Main Line Former local services		Eryholme Station closed