Heritage railway stations · North East England
Great Ayton railway station
In or near Great Ayton.
Great Ayton railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Bob Harvey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Great Ayton · 0.0 km
- Free entry
About
Great Ayton 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
Great Ayton is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 8 miles 37 chains (13.6 km) south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the village of Great Ayton 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
On 1 June 1864, the North Eastern Railway opened a short line which linked , on their route between Picton and , with on the Middlesbrough and Guisborough Railway – a subsidiary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. This link line was initially used solely by mineral trains. Passenger trains along the route began four years later, and a station at Great Ayton was opened on 1 April 1868. The station is on the single track rail line between and and there are only a few trains per day. The goods yard at the station closed down in July 1965 along with many other stations on the Esk Valley line. Until the 1950s, trains used to run from the station to Stokesley, Whitby Town and but only the…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4896, -1.1154
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Great Ayton
- Postcode
- TS9 6HQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Nearest railway station
- Great Ayton — 0 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3377096 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Ayton railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Ayton railway station?
- Great Ayton railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS9 6HQ), in the parish of Great Ayton.
- What is Great Ayton railway station?
- Great Ayton railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Great Ayton railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Great Ayton, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS9 6HQ.
- Who owns Great Ayton railway station?
- Great Ayton railway station is owned by Northern Trains.
- Is Great Ayton railway station a protected site?
- Yes — Great Ayton railway station is part of the North York Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Great Ayton railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Great Ayton railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Ayton railway station?
- The nearest railway station is Great Ayton, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS9 6HQ.