Danby railway station

Railway station in North Yorkshire, England

Key dates2 October 1865OpenedPassengers2018/19Decrease 6,1842019/20Increase 6,7962020/21Decrease 1,1322021/22Increase 4,4002022/23Increase 5,596 Services
Preceding station Northern Following station
Castleton Moor
towards Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe
Esk Valley Line Lealholm
towards Whitby
Location
Danby is located in North Yorkshire
Danby
Danby
Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Danby is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 15 miles 9 chains (24.3 km) west of Whitby, serves the villages of Ainthorpe and Danby, Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The 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 34 mile (1.2 km) from the station by foot.[3]

Services

Northern Trains
Route 5
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Esk Valley line
Middlesbrough
James Cook University Hospital
Marton
Gypsy Lane
Nunthorpe
Great Ayton
Battersby
Kildale
Commondale
Castleton Moor
Danby
Lealholm
Glaisdale
Egton
Grosmont
Heritage railway
Sleights
Ruswarp
Whitby
Heritage railway

As 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]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

References

  1. ^ Cobb, M H (2003). Railway Atlas of Great Britain. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 439. ISBN 0711030030.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "The Moors National Park Centre". North York Moors. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ "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

  • Media related to Danby railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Train times and station information for Danby railway station from National Rail
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