Robin Hood's Bay railway station
Robin Hood's Bay | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Scarborough |
| Coordinates | 54°26′07″N 0°32′20″W / 54.435200°N 0.539000°W |
| Managed by | North Eastern Railway |
| Line(s) | Scarborough & Whitby Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1885 | Opened |
| 1965 | Closed |
Robin Hood's Bay railway station was a railway station on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway situated 15 miles from Scarborough and 6 miles from Whitby It opened on 16 July 1885, and served the fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay, and to a lesser extent the village of Fylingthorpe. On the north-bound journey trains had to climb a mile and a half at 1 in 43 out of the station.
The goods yard had a 1.5 ton crane and could handle all kinds of freight. With five sidings, cattle dock, coal yard, goods shed, and weighbridge it was the largest one on the line. Freight services were withdrawn on 10 August 1964, and the station was closed on 8 March 1965. The station building survives, it and the former stationmaster's house are used as holiday accommodation. Only a small part of the down platform remains.[1] The former trackbed forms part of the Scarborough to Whitby Railway Path.
References
- ^ Nick Catford. "Disused Stations: Robin Hood's Bay".
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Chapman, Stephen (2008). York to Scarborough Whitby & Ryedale. Bellcode Books. ISBN 978-1-871233-19-3.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Fyling Hall Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Scarborough & Whitby Railway |
Hawsker Line and station closed |
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