▁opened ▁to ▁passenger ▁traffic ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁and ▁closed ▁on ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁trains ▁first ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁but ▁the ▁Pick ering - S car borough ▁branch ▁was ▁not ▁completed ▁here ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁After ▁regular ▁service ▁began , ▁some ▁agricult ural ▁workers ▁left ▁the ▁area ▁on ▁the ▁train , ▁seeking ▁paid ▁jobs ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁remained ▁open ▁for ▁fre ight ▁traffic ▁to ▁Pick ering ▁after ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁For ge ▁Valley ▁Line ▁was ▁closed ▁and ▁pulled ▁up . ▁ ▁A ▁daily ▁train ▁took ▁lim estone ▁( br ought ▁by ▁l orry ▁from ▁a ▁quar ry ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁village ) ▁to ▁Pick ering ▁from ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁taken ▁for wards ▁to ▁Sk in ning ro ve ▁Iron works . ▁ ▁Unfortunately ▁the ▁quar ry ▁company ▁lost ▁the ▁contract ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁iron works ▁and ▁this ▁traffic ▁ceased ▁by ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁traffic ▁into ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁two ▁Pres f lo ▁w ag ons ▁of ▁bulk ▁c ement ▁for ▁rep airs ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁hall . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁afterwards ▁two ▁W ick ham ▁Rail mot ors ▁from ▁Pick ering ▁visited ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁check ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁f ences ▁were ▁stock - proof ▁and ▁in ▁due ▁course ▁contract ors ▁arrived ▁and ▁removed ▁the ▁track . ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁building ▁was ▁cleared ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁offices ▁for ▁a