North Skelton railway station

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North Skelton
General information
Location Skelton-in-Cleveland, Redcar and Cleveland
England
Coordinates 54°33′44″N0°57′48″W / 54.562200°N 0.963350°W / 54.562200; -0.963350 Coordinates: 54°33′44″N0°57′48″W / 54.562200°N 0.963350°W / 54.562200; -0.963350
Grid reference NZ671190
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1875Opened to freight
1902Opened to passengers
1951Closed to passengers
1952Closed to freight
1956Reopened to freight as a private siding
1964Final closure

North Skelton railway station was opened to freight on 1 August 1875 by the North Eastern Railway and to passengers on 1 July 1902. It served the village of Skelton-in-Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It closed to passengers on 15 January 1951, but opened again briefly on 18 June for the summer season before finally closing to passengers on 10 September of the same year. Freight traffic remained until 1 February 1952. In October 1956 the station was reopened to freight as a private siding which was finally closed on 21 January 1964. [1]

The line remains open as a single-track goods line from Boulby and Skinningrove to Teesside, but most of the station buildings and the platforms have been removed. The stationmaster's house remained as a private residence until 2017 when it was demolished after a suspected arson attack. [2]

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References

  1. Ken Mell. "Disused Stations: North Skelton Station" . Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  2. Johnson, Ian (17 April 2017). "Arsonists suspected of setting fire to £150,000 Victorian home". TeessideLive. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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