Whitby West Cliff railway station

Whitby West Cliff

The former station on Whitby's West Cliff
Location
Place Whitby
Area Scarborough
Coordinates 54°29′16″N 0°37′41″W / 54.487708°N 0.628000°W / 54.487708; -0.628000Coordinates: 54°29′16″N 0°37′41″W / 54.487708°N 0.628000°W / 54.487708; -0.628000
Grid reference NZ889111
Operations
Original company WR&MUR
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
1883 Opened
1961 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Whitby West Cliff railway station was a railway station on the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 3 December 1883, to serve the West Cliff area of the town of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 12 June 1961 meaning trains from Scarborough had to reverse at Prospect Hill junction to go to Whitby.

References

    Further reading

    Preceding station Disused railways Following station
    Sandsend
    Line and station closed
      North Eastern Railway
    Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway
      Whitby Town
    Line closed, station open
    Hawsker
    Line and station closed
      North Eastern Railway
    Scarborough & Whitby Railway
      Terminus


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