Guisborough railway station

Guisborough

British Rail Standard Class 4 2-6-4T engine no. 80118 at Guisborough railway station, 1950s
Location
Place Guisborough
Area Redcar and Cleveland
Coordinates 54°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 reference NZ615158
Operations
Original company Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
25 February 1854 Opened
2 March 1964 Closed
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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).

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