Guisborough railway station
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Guisborough railway station was the terminus
of the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
. It served the town of Guisborough
in North Yorkshire
, England
. The station was opened on 25 February 1854 and closed, along with the entire Nunthorpe
-Guisborough branch, on 2 March 1964.
The station had a single platform covered by a glass roof. Its entrance was on Bow Street, between its junctions with Fountain Street and Whitby Road. The station was demolished during redevelopment works in 1967. Rectory Lane now cuts directly through the station's former site.
Because the station was at the end of a branch, trains had to reverse out before continuing eastwards along the NER line (the former eastern part of the Cleveland Railway
) to Loftus
, or to Saltburn
(from 1878 to 1917 on the Priestcroft Curve or via Brotton
).
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of the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
The Middlesbrough & Guisborough Railway was a railway line serving the towns of Middlesbrough and Guisborough as well as areas of the Eston Hills in North Yorkshire from 1853 through to 1964.-The Beginning:...
. It served the town of Guisborough
Guisborough
Guisborough is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England....
in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station was opened on 25 February 1854 and closed, along with the entire Nunthorpe
Nunthorpe railway station
Nunthorpe railway station serves the town of Nunthorpe within the borough of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Esk Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all of the station's passenger services. One of the two passing loops...
-Guisborough branch, on 2 March 1964.
The station had a single platform covered by a glass roof. Its entrance was on Bow Street, between its junctions with Fountain Street and Whitby Road. The station was demolished during redevelopment works in 1967. Rectory Lane now cuts directly through the station's former site.
Because the station was at the end of a branch, trains had to reverse out before continuing eastwards along the NER line (the former eastern part of the Cleveland Railway
Cleveland Railway (England)
The Cleveland Railway was a railway line in north-east England running from Normanby near Middlesbrough, via Guisborough through the Eston Hills, to Loftus in East Cleveland. It carried minerals from numerous iron ore mines along its route to the River Tees for shipment to Tyneside and elsewhere...
) to Loftus
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, and served the town of Loftus...
, or to Saltburn
Saltburn railway station
Saltburn Railway Station serves the town of Saltburn-by-the-Sea in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is the terminus of the Tees Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
(from 1878 to 1917 on the Priestcroft Curve or via Brotton
Brotton railway station
Brotton railway station was opened by the Cleveland Railway on 1 November 1875, and served the village of Brotton in North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 2 May 1960. -External links:* *...
).