Glaisdale railway station
Glaisdale Scarborough England | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 54°26′22″N 0°47′38″W / 54.4394928°N 0.7938803°W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ783055 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||||||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Station code | GLS | ||||||||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||||||||
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2 October 1865 | Opened | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018/19 | 23,316 | ||||||||||
2019/20 | 20,920 | ||||||||||
2020/21 | 16,396 | ||||||||||
2021/22 | 18,194 | ||||||||||
2022/23 | 18,858 | ||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
Location in North Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Glaisdale is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 9 miles 33 chains (15.1 km) west of Whitby, serves the village of Glaisdale in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
History
The station dates from October 1865, when the Castleton to Grosmont line was opened.[1] The signal box was moved northwards in June 1902 to allow the platform to be extended towards the west. Engineers simply raised the box onto rails and slid the box into its new position.[2]
The station used to forward building stone, iron and ironstone. Three blast furnaces were located in the village which utilised two sidings built on the north side of the station with access from the east. The iron industry lasted until 1876, but the slag heaps were cleared sometime in the 1880s with the slag being sold to Surrey County Council.[3] The station was host to a camping coach in 1933 and 1935, possibly one for some of 1934 and two coaches from 1936 to 1939, the station was also used as an overnight stop for touring camping coach service in 1935.[4] Along with many other stations along the line (like Egton and Grosmont), the station lost its goods facilities in August 1965.[5]
A passing loop is located here – one of only two remaining on the entire Esk Valley Line. The
Tokens are also available at the intermediate point of
In May 2018, the
Services
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Esk Valley Line
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As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by six trains per day (four on Sunday) towards Whitby. Heading towards Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe, there are six trains per day (four on Sunday). Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[9]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
References
- ISBN 0-7153-6439-1.
- ^ Lloyd, Chris (26 November 2015). "Christmas books: in search of the ghost-goose of Melsonby". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-873513-98-9.
- ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
- ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
- ^ Allison, Ian (October 2016). "Technical visit to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway" (PDF). irse.org. p. 29. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ISSN 2516-5348.
- ^ "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links
- Media related to Glaisdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Glaisdale railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Lealholm | Esk Valley Line
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Egton |