Guisborough railway station

Guisborough
British Rail Standard Class 4 2-6-4T engine no. 80118 at Guisborough railway station, 1950s
Location	Guisborough, Redcar and Cleveland England
Coordinates	54°32′03″N 1°03′01″W / 54.534192°N 1.050322°W
Grid reference	NZ615158
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
25 February 1854	Opened
2 March 1964	Closed

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).

References

• Suggitt, G. (2005). Lost Railways of North & East Yorkshire. Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-918-3.

External links

• Sub Brit disused station record for Guisborough