Skinningrove | |
|---|---|
 Site of the former station (2015) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Skinningrove, Redcar and Cleveland England |
| Coordinates | 54°33′37″N0°54′19″W / 54.560400°N 0.905200°W |
| Grid reference | NZ708188 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | WR&MUR |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1875 | Opened as Carlin How |
| 1903 | Renamed Skinningrove |
| 1952 | Closed to regular passenger trains |
| 1958 | Closed to all traffic |
Skinningrove railway station was on the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 1 April 1875, and served the villages of Skinningrove and Carlin How in North Yorkshire, England. [1] It was originally named "Carlin How", but was renamed on 1 October 1903 by the North Eastern Railway. [2] It had no goods service, but a zig zag track branched off just outside the station from a point on the main line towards Saltburn, [3] serving the Loftus Mines in the valley below, where ironstone was mined. [4] This closed in 1958. [3] Further north towards Brotton, near the village of Carlin How, the tracks serving Skinningrove Steelworks branch off the line. [4]
Skinningrove station closed to regular passenger traffic on 30 June 1952, but retained a workmen's service to the Skinningrove Steelworks until 5 May 1958. Very little remains of the former station. [3]
