The station at Thorpe Thewles closed to passenger traffic on 2nd November 1931, the station remained open for goods but that too ended on 2nd April 1951. The line itself struggled on until 1968.

In May 1982 the line reopened as the Castle Eden Walkway although this area is now known as the Wynyard Woodland Park


There are several benches, including one dedicated to the station master Alfred Anderson, the station itself is a gift shop and tea room.