Heritage railway stations · North East England
Battersby railway station
In or near Great Broughton.
Battersby railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
John M — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Battersby · 0.1 km
- Free entry
About
Battersby railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: North York Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Battersby is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 11 miles 4 chains (17.8 km) south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the village of Battersby in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Battersby is unusual on the British railway network, due to the layout of the tracks. Formerly the place where the branch from Middlesbrough joined the through route from Whitby to (on the to portion of the former Leeds Northern Railway), the closure of the direct line west of Battersby in 1954 means that all services have to reverse in the station. Until the rationalisation of the signalling in 1989 it was common for two trains to do so at the same time, in order to pass each other on the single track Esk Valley line. Trains can still pass each other in the one remaining platform, using the "first in, last out" principle, as the platform line is signalled to permit two trains to occupy it…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4570, -1.0940
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Ingleby Greenhow
- Postcode
- TS9 6LT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Nearest railway station
- Battersby — 0.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q367057 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Battersby railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Battersby railway station?
- Battersby railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS9 6LT), in the parish of Ingleby Greenhow.
- What is Battersby railway station?
- Battersby railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Battersby railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Battersby, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS9 6LT.
- Who owns Battersby railway station?
- Battersby railway station is owned by Northern Trains.
- Is Battersby railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Battersby railway station is part of the North York Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Battersby railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Battersby railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Battersby railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Battersby, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS9 6LT.