Hinderwell railway station

Hinderwell
Railway cottages, Hinderwell, February 2008. Note the newer brick additions on either side.
General information
LocationHinderwell, Scarborough
England
Coordinates54°32′07″N 0°46′19″W / 54.535300°N 0.772000°W / 54.535300; -0.772000
Grid referenceNZ795162
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWhitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
3 December 1883Opened
5 May 1958Closed

Hinderwell railway station was a railway station on the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 3 December 1883, and served the villages of Hinderwell and Runswick Bay.[1] Like most stations on the line between Loftus and Whitby West Cliff, it was built with a passing loop. However, the northbound side was not furnished with a platform until 1908.[2] The station closed to all traffic on 5 May 1958.[3]

The station buildings have all been demolished, and small industrial units occupy the site. However, the former railway cottages are still (February 2008) extant, albeit modernised and extended.

  1. ^ Bairstow, Martin (2008). Railways around Whitby : Scarborough - Whitby - Saltburn, Malton - Goathland - Whitby, Esk Valley, Forge Valley and Gilling lines. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-871944-34-1.
  2. ^ Ellis, Norman (1995). North Yorkshire railway stations. Ochiltree: R. Stenlake. p. 26. ISBN 1-872074-63-4.
  3. ^ Hoole, Ken (1983). Railways of the North York Moors : a pictorial history. Clapham: Dalesman Books. p. 57. ISBN 0-85206-731-3.