Ravensthorpe railway station closure
Detail of outcome
Feedback received
Detail of feedback received
We have reviewed responses to the consultation and have decided that the closure should proceed.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) must then be satisfied that the closure process has been followed. If the ORR is satisfied that it has, it will issue a closure ratification notice allowing the closure to proceed.
Network Rail has outlined that the station will close at either the end of service on 13 December 2025, or 4 weeks after ORR’s ratification: whichever is later.
Original consultation
Consultation description
Network Rail (NR) is proposing to close the railway station at Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire on or after 28 September 2025.
NR has developed plans for a new Ravensthorpe station, located 200 metres west of the existing Ravensthorpe station, as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
The new station is planned to open in summer 2028.
This consultation invites comments on the Network Rail proposal to close the current station.
Network Rail has taken account of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) railways closures guidance.