Staintondale railway station
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Staintondale railway station was a railway station on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway
Scarborough & Whitby Railway
The Scarborough & Whitby Railway was a railway line from Scarborough to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, the line followed a scenic route along the Yorkshire coast.It fell victim to the Beeching Axe closing in 1965...

. It opened on 16 July 1885, and served the hamlet of Staintondale
Staintondale
Staintondale is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north west of Scarborough town centre....

 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
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. Staintondale railway station was 8 miles north of Scarborough and had a small goods yard, containing a camping coach, and was listed in 1956 as being able to handle general goods, livestock, horse boxes and prize cattle vans but there was no permanent crane. It closed on 8 March 1965. At various times during the station's history it was known as Stainton Dale (as two separate words).

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