Esk Valley line

Esk Valley Line
156451 between Ruswarp and Whitby
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	National Rail
Locale	North Yorkshire Teesside
Termini	Middlesbrough Whitby
Stations	17
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Northern Trains
Rolling stock	Class 156 Class 158
History
Opened	From 1835
Technical
Line length	35 miles (56 km)[1]
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
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Legend
Tees Valley line to Thornaby Middlesbrough Tees Valley line to Saltburn James Cook Marton Gypsy Lane Nunthorpe Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway Great Ayton Picton–Battersby line Rosedale Railway Battersby Kildale Commondale Castleton Moor Danby Lealholm Glaisdale Egton North Yorkshire Moors Railway Grosmont Sleights Ruswarp Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway Whitby West Cliff Whitby Larpool Viaduct Scarborough and Whitby Railway

54°34′44″N 1°14′06″W / 54.579°N 1.235°W / 54.579; -1.235

The Esk Valley Line is a railway line located in the north of England, covering a total distance of approximately 35 miles (56 km),^[2] running from Middlesbrough to Whitby. The line follows the course of the River Esk for much of its eastern half.

The Esk Valley Line was designated as a community rail line in July 2005, being one of seven intended pilots for the Department for Transport's Community Rail Development Strategy.

Northern Trains call at all stations along the line with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway operating heritage services along part of the line between Grosmont and Whitby.