Danby railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Location
	Danby Location in North Yorkshire, England

Danby
Danby
General information
Location	Danby, Scarborough ; England
Coordinates	54°27′58″N0°54′40″W / 54.466200°N 0.911000°W
Grid reference	NZ706084
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	DNY
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway ; British Rail (North Eastern Region) ;
Key dates
2 October 1865	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	6,184

Last updated July 14, 2024

Preceding station	Northern			Following station
Castleton Moor towards Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe		Esk Valley Line		Lealholm towards Whitby

Danby is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe.

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 2 October 1865, following the opening of the route between Castleton and Grosmont.^[1]

The station was host to a camping coach between 1936 and 1939.^[2] Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom from the 1930s. The coaches were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in trains, which were converted to provide sleeping and living space at static locations.

Danby is the location of the North York Moors National Park Visitors' Centre. It is located about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) from the station by foot.^[3]

Location and services

The station, situated 15 miles 9 chains (24.3 km) west of Whitby, serves the villages of Ainthorpe and Danby, Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England.

Areas of service and management

As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by five trains per day (four on Sunday) towards Whitby. Heading towards Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe, there are four trains per day. Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.^[4]

Ownership

It is owned by Network Rail

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

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References

↑ Cobb, M. H. (2003). Railway Atlas of Great Britain. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 439. ISBN 0711030030.
↑ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
↑ "The Moors National Park Centre". North York Moors. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
↑ "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains . 16 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

External links

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Train times and station information for Danby railway station from National Rail

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[1] Cobb, M. H. (2003). Railway Atlas of Great Britain. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 439. ISBN 0711030030.

[2] McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.

[3] "The Moors National Park Centre". North York Moors. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[4] "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains . 16 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[North_Yorkshire-5] 1 2 Stations in Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees are considered part of North East England, while stations in the unitary areas of York and North Yorkshire are considered part of Yorkshire and the Humber.

[6] Stations in North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire are considered part of Yorkshire and the Humber, while all other stations are considered part of the East Midlands.

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v t e Railway stations in The Borough of Scarborough
National Rail	Castleton Moor Commondale Danby Egton Filey Glaisdale Grosmont Hunmanby Lealholm Ruswarp Scarborough Seamer Sleights Whitby
Heritage lines	Goathland Grosmont Peasholm Scalby Mills
Disused stations	Beach Beckhole Cayton Cloughton Filey Holiday Camp Forge Valley Fyling Hall Goathland Bank Top Gristhorpe Hawsker Hayburn Wyke Hinderwell Kettleness Ravenscar Robin Hood's Bay Sandsend Sawdon Scalby Scarborough Londesborough Road Snainton Speeton Staintondale Staithes Whitby West Cliff Wykeham
Disused goods stations	Gallows Close goods yard

Danby

General information
Location	Danby, Scarborough England
Coordinates	54°27′58″N0°54′40″W / 54.466200°N 0.911000°W / 54.466200; -0.911000
Grid reference	NZ706084
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	DNY
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
2 October 1865	Opened
Passengers

2018/19	6,184