Carnaby railway station

Carnaby
Carnaby railway station in 2007
General information
LocationCarnaby, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°04′01″N 0°14′42″W / 54.067°N 0.245°W / 54.067; -0.245
Grid referenceTA149649
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork and North Midland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
7 October 1846opened
5 January 1970closed

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 probably opened on 7 October 1846 when the York and North Midland Railway opened the line between Hull and Bridlington.[1]

The station was host to a camping coach from 1935 to 1939.[2]

The station closed on 5 January 1970.[1]

The western end of the station was to be the junction of the Bridlington and North Frodingham Light Railway.[3] The act of parliament for this line was granted in 1898 under the Light Railways Act 1896.[4] The line was to have been standard gauge and worked by steam locomotives throughout.[3] The line was never built.

As of 2018, the two platforms are still visible and can be seen from the main road next to the station, however overgrown.

  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  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. ^ a b Wilson, Mike. "Bridlington's Light Railway Plans". Bridlington.net. BN. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Hansard Light Railways Act 1896". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 27 July 1898. Retrieved 25 November 2015.