Loftus railway station

Loftus, previously Lofthouse, was a railway station on the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 1 April 1875 as the terminus of a line from Saltburn, and served the town of Loftus. When the line to Whitby was opened on 3 December 1883, it became a through station with two platforms and a goods yard consisting of three sidings. It closed to passenger traffic on 2 May 1960 and goods traffic on 12 August 1963;[1] the tracks through the station were lifted in 1964.[2]

For the railway station in Sydney, see Loftus railway station, Sydney.

Loftus
Site of the former station with stationmaster's house, 2009
General information
LocationLoftus, Redcar and Cleveland
England
Coordinates54.552236°N 0.894000°W / 54.552236; -0.894000
Grid referenceNZ716180
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWhitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1875Opened
1960Closed to passengers

Though a single track was relaid from Skinningrove by 1 April 1974 to allow freight trains to reach Boulby Mine, the station remains closed, and most buildings have been demolished. The stationmaster's house is now a private residence, the large brick-build goods shed also remains standing.[1]

References
  1. Ken Mell. "Disused Stations: Loftus Station". Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. Chapman, Stephen (2007). Cleveland & Whitby. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 83. ISBN 9781871233-18-6.

Further reading
  • Williams, Michael Aufrère (2012). The Whitby-Loftus Line. Jet Coast Development Trust. ISBN 978-0-9567890-1-3.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Skinningrove
Line open, station closed		   North Eastern Railway
WR&MU		   Grinkle
Line open, station closed


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