Whitby railway station

Whitby
National Rail
General information
LocationWhitby, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°29′05″N 0°36′55″W / 54.4848396°N 0.6151910°W / 54.4848396; -0.6151910
Grid referenceNZ898108
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeWTB
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyWhitby and Pickering Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
8 June 1835 (1835-06-08)Opened as Whitby
4 June 1847Resited
1886Renamed Whitby Town
1924Renamed Whitby
30 September 1951Renamed Whitby Town
5 September 1966Renamed Whitby
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.131 million
2019/20Increase 0.135 million
2020/21Decrease 49,828
2021/22Increase 0.120 million
2022/23Increase 0.126 million
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station
Ruswarp Esk Valley Line Terminus
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureOriginal York and North Midland Railway station building
Designated4 December 1972
Reference no.1261393[1]
Location
Whitby is located in North Yorkshire
Whitby
Whitby
Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Whitby is a railway station serving the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It is the southern terminus of the Esk Valley Line from Middlesbrough. The station is owned by Network Rail; its mainline services are operated by Northern Trains and its heritage services by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

  1. ^ Historic England. "Town Railway Station (1261393)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 February 2021.