Carnaby railway station

Carnaby
Carnaby railway station in 2007
Location
Place	Carnaby
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	54°04′01″N 0°14′42″W / 54.067°N 0.245°WCoordinates: 54°04′01″N 0°14′42″W / 54.067°N 0.245°W
Grid reference	TA149649
Operations
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
6 October 1846	opened
5 January 1970	closed
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Carnaby railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Carnaby on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Scarborough to Hull, England. The station opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970.

The western end of the station was to be the junction of the Bridlington and North Frodingham Light Railway.^[1] The act of parliament for this line was granted in 1898 under the Light Railways Act 1896.^[2] The line was to have been standard gauge and worked by steam locomotives throughout.^[1] The line was never built.

References

1. Wilson, Mike. "Bridlington's Light Railway Plans". Bridlington.net. BN. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
2. "Hansard Light Railways Act 1896". Hansard. 27 July 1898. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.