Beckhole railway station
Beckhole | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Scarborough |
| Coordinates | 54°24′28″N 0°44′11″W / 54.407889°N 0.736475°W |
| History | |
| Original company | Whitby and Pickering Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1836 | Opened |
| 1914 | Closed for passengers |
| 1951 | closed for freight |
Beckhole railway station was a railway station at Beck Hole in the North Yorkshire Moors on part of the original Whitby and Pickering Railway line. It opened in 1836, and closed in 1914.
History
The station opened in 1836 as part of the Whitby and Pickering Railway.[1] A deviation of the line was built in 1865 to avoid the use of a rope-hauled inclined plane; a short section of the replaced line from Grosmont to Beck Hole remained open as the Beck Hole branch.[2]
From 1908 to 1914 the branch was used for summer passenger traffic from Whitby, after which the line only carried freight traffic. Freight traffic ended in 1951.[2]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Beck Hole station (500195)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ a b Historic England. "North Yorkshire Moors Railway (63233)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 February 2013.
Literature
- Hoole, Ken. A regional history of the railways of Great Britain vol.4 - The North East. pp. 66–8, 78, 92.
- Potter, G.W.J. (1969). A History of the Whitby and Pickering. SR Publishing. ISBN 0-85409-553-5.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | North Eastern Railway Grosmont Old Branch |
Grosmont Line closed, station open | ||
| Goathland Bank Top Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Whitby and Pickering Railway |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in the Borough of Scarborough
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1836
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1865
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1908
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1914
- Former York and North Midland Railway stations
- 1836 establishments in England