Gristhorpe railway station
Gristhorpe railway station was a minor railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Scarborough to Hull, serving the villages of Gristhorpe and Lebberston, and was opened on 5 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 16 February 1959.
Gristhorpe | |
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General information | |
Location | Gristhorpe, Scarborough England |
Coordinates | 54.217965°N 0.341000°W |
Grid reference | TA082815 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | York and North Midland Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1846 | opened |
1959 | closed |
Parts of both platforms survive at the site (though the line itself is now single track), along with a brick signal box (to work the manually-operated level crossing gates and protecting signals) and the now privately occupied station house.[1]
References
- Thompson, Nigel. "Gristhorpe railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Filey | Y&NMR Hull and Scarborough Line |
Cayton Station closed; Line open |
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