West Rounton Gates railway station
{{Short description|Disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
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| name = West Rounton Gates
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| image = West Rounton Gates Crossing - geograph.org.uk - 98974.jpg
| alt = A double-track level crossing over a minor road
| caption = West Rounton Gates Crossing.The station was to the left of the level crossing
| other_name = West Rounton Gate
| address = West Rounton
| borough = North Yorkshire
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|54.434|-1.368|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Ordnance Survey
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|NZ410045|25|NZ410045}}
| elevation = {{convert|55|m|order=flip}}{{cite map|title =Darlington & Richmond |map =304 |year =2015 |scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =978-0-319-24556-9 }}
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| line = Northallerton to Eaglescliffe Line
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| platforms = 2
| opened = {{Start date|1864|5||df=y}}
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| closed = {{End date|1939|9|13|df=y}}
| original = Leeds Northern Railway
| pregroup = North Eastern Railway
| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway
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West Rounton Gates railway station, was a railway station between {{rws|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.
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,{{cite book|author=Body, G|title=PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2|publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd|location=Wellingborough|isbn=1-85260-072-1|year=1988|page=137}} being {{convert|54+1/2|mi}} north of Leeds Central railway station, and {{convert|10|mi}} south of Stockton-on-Tees.{{Internet Archive|id=1882-oct-brad-591|name=1882 Bradshaw's Guide No. 591 Timetable|page=159}} 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.{{Quick-stations-5 |page=475 }} The Railway Clearing Handbook shows the station being only equipped to handle passengers,{{cite book |title=The Railway Clearing House handbook of railway stations, 1904. |date=1970 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0715351206 |page=570 |edition=reprint}} and mapping from 1911 does not show any goods sidings.{{cite web |title=West Rounton Gates |url=https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=54.43477&lon=-1.36822&layers=168&b=1 |website=maps.nls.uk |access-date=29 June 2021 |quote=Use the slider to toggle between mapping from 1911 and modern day satellite imagery}} The station was only used on Wednesdays, when those living in the area could travel to Stockton-on-Tees for the local market.{{cite web |title=Parishes: West Rounton {{!}} British History Online |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol1/pp444-446 |website=www.british-history.ac.uk |access-date=29 June 2021}}
The station was closed completely in September 1939.{{cite book|last1=Burgess|first1=Neil|title=The lost railways of Yorkshire's North Riding|date=2011|publisher=Stenlake|location=Catrine|isbn=9781840335552|page=53}} 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.{{cite book |last1=Hoole |first1=K. |title=Railway stations of the North East |date=1985 |publisher=David & Charles |location=Newton Abbot |isbn=0-7153-8527-5 |pages=196, 204}}
The level crossing and line are still open. The level crossing is {{convert|6|mi|68|chain|0}} south of {{rws|Eaglescliffe}}, and {{convert|7|mi|13|chain}} North of Low Gates crossing in Northallerton.{{cite book |last1=Kelman |first1=Leanne |title=Railway track diagrams, books 2 - Eastern |date=2020 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-19996271-3-3 |edition=5|at=20, 44C}}
Services
The 1866 timetable shows that two early morning trains stopped on their way north, and two returns in an afternoon on Wednesdays only.{{Internet Archive|id=1866-07-bradshaw|name=1866 07 Bradshaw|page=107}}
Though the station is listed in the index for the 1944 timetable, no services show calling there.{{Internet Archive|id=BradshawsGuideForGreatBritainAndIrelandNo.1328March1944|name=1944 Bradshaw's Guide for Great Britain and Ireland No. 1328: March, 1944|page=450}} Some timetables referred to the station as West Rounton Gate until around 1903–1904.
References
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External links
- [https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=63929995-86e2-441e-9f90-b3dc267f0b21&resourceID=19191 Heritage Gateway listing]
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{{Rail line|next=Picton
{{small|Line open; station closed}}|previous={{rws|Welbury}}
{{small|Line open; station closed}}|route=North Eastern Railway
{{small|Northallerton–Eaglescliffe line}}|col={{NER colour}} }}
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{{Railway stations in Hambleton District}}
Category:Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939
Category:Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations