Hutton Gate railway station
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Hutton Gate railway station was a railway station on the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
. It was opened on 25 February 1854 and closed along with the entire Nunthorpe
-Guisborough
branch on 2 March 1964. The station stands on Hutton Lane, just east of its junction with The Avenue.
Originally, the station was exclusively for the use of the Pease family at the nearby Hutton Hall (the Pease family owned the major iron ore mines in the region at the time - the mines the line was designed to service). The station was purchased from the family by the North Eastern Railway
(NER) in 1904, and opened for public use. It served Hutton Village and, later, the Guisborough suburb known as Hutton Lowcross.
Following the branch's closure, the track was removed but the station remains intact and is now a private house. The modern road Pease Court begins where the station's level crossing
once gave access to Hutton Hall.
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 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
Guisborough railway station
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...
branch on 2 March 1964. The station stands on Hutton Lane, just east of its junction with The Avenue.
Originally, the station was exclusively for the use of the Pease family at the nearby Hutton Hall (the Pease family owned the major iron ore mines in the region at the time - the mines the line was designed to service). The station was purchased from the family by the North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
(NER) in 1904, and opened for public use. It served Hutton Village and, later, the Guisborough suburb known as Hutton Lowcross.
Following the branch's closure, the track was removed but the station remains intact and is now a private house. The modern road Pease Court begins where the station's level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
once gave access to Hutton Hall.