Guisborough railway station

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Guisborough
Guisborough railway station.jpg
British Rail Standard Class 4 2-6-4T engine no. 80118 at Guisborough railway station, 1950s
LocationGuisborough, Redcar and Cleveland
England
Coordinates54°32′03″N 1°03′01″W / 54.534192°N 1.050322°W / 54.534192; -1.050322Coordinates: 54°32′03″N 1°03′01″W / 54.534192°N 1.050322°W / 54.534192; -1.050322
Grid referenceNZ615158
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMiddlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
25 February 1854Opened
2 March 1964Closed

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.

Map of Guisborough in 1958, showing the location of the station (right of centre)

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).

References[]

  • Suggitt, G. (2005). Lost Railways of North & East Yorkshire. Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-918-3.

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hutton Gate   Middlesbrough & Guisborough Railway   Terminus


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