| Forge Valley Line | |
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| Overview | |
| Owner | North Eastern Railway London and North Eastern Railway British Railways |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 6 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 May 1882 |
| Opened | 1882 |
| Closed to passengers | 1950 |
| Closed to all traffic | 1963 |
| Closed | 25 January 1953 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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The Forge Valley Line was a 16-mile-long branch of the North Eastern Railway between Seamer and Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. The line was intended to link Scarborough with Pickering. It opened in 1882 and closed in 1950, with the exception of a stretch from Pickering to Thornton Dale which remained open for quarry traffic until 1963.
The line did not pass through Forge Valley, but the station in the village of West Ayton was named after it to avoid confusion with another station—Great Ayton—already owned by the North Eastern Railway.