Danby is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe.
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Location | Danby, Scarborough England | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°27′58″N 0°54′40″W / 54.466200°N 0.911000°W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ706084 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||||||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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Station code | DNY | ||||||||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||||||||
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Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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2 October 1865 | Opened | ||||||||||
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History
editThe station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 2 October 1865, following the opening of the route between Castleton and Grosmont.[1]
The station was host to a camping coach between 1936 and 1939.[2] Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom from the 1930s. The coaches were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in trains, which were converted to provide sleeping and living space at static locations.
Danby is the location of the North York Moors National Park Visitors' Centre. It is located about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) from the station by foot.[3]
Location and services
editThe station, situated 15 miles 9 chains (24.3 km) west of Whitby, serves the villages of Ainthorpe and Danby, Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England.
Areas of service and management
editAs of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by five trains per day (four on Sunday) towards Whitby. Heading towards Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe, there are four trains per day. Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[4]
Ownership
editIt is owned by Network Rail
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
References
edit- ^ Cobb, M. H. (2003). Railway Atlas of Great Britain. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 439. ISBN 0711030030.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ "The Moors National Park Centre". North York Moors. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links
edit- Media related to Danby railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Danby railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Castleton Moor | Northern Trains Esk Valley Line |
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