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
Gristhorpe railway station in 2006, from the south side of the level crossing
General information
LocationGristhorpe, Scarborough
England
Coordinates54°13′05″N 0°20′28″W / 54.217965°N 0.341000°W / 54.217965; -0.341000
Grid referenceTA082815
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork and North Midland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1846opened
1959closed

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

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  1. ^ Thompson, Nigel. "Gristhorpe railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Filey   Y&NMR
Hull and Scarborough Line
  Cayton
Station closed; Line open
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