Opened in July 1845, the station was east of and west of . The station was originally named Sherburn, but was renamed
Wykeham (after a village distant) on 1 April 1874, to avoid confusion with three other stations also named Sherburn. The name changed again after the opening of a station in
Wykeham itself (on the
Forge Valley Line), and the station became 'Weaverthorpe' on 1 May 1882. Services at the station consisted of four per day (each way) in 1847, and 1866 rising to six per day by 1877. Bradshaws timetable for 1906, still lists six stopping services each way, every two to three hours. The station, along with all others on the York to Scarborough line (save for and ), were closed in September 1930. This was due to the low receipts generated by each station, but additionally, the closures allowed the LNER to speed up the services on the line. Weaverthorpe station was to the immediate east of the level crossing, with the goods crane on the west side. The station did retain a small goods yard until 1981, which handled steel traffic for a local construction company. Passengers wishing to go to
Weaverthorpe would have been very disappointed as that village was located distant, over the
Wolds escarpment! Both the station house (now in private ownership) and the signal box, were
grade II listed in December 1987. The signal box is the only one still in operation for the stretch between Malton and Seamer, and is due to be closed in 2025, when signalling on the line will be transferred to
York Rail Operating Centre. ==See also==