Robin Hood's Bay railway station
Robin Hood's Bay | |||||
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The former station buildings at Robin Hood's Bay (2005) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°26′07″N 0°32′20″W / 54.435200°N 0.539000°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ949054 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Scarborough & Whitby Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 16 July 1885 | Opened | ||||
| 8 March 1965 | Closed | ||||
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Robin Hood's Bay railway station was a railway station on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway situated 15 miles (24 km) from Scarborough and 6 miles (9.7 km) from Whitby It opened on 16 July 1885, and served the fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay, and to a lesser extent the village of Fylingthorpe. On the north-bound journey trains had to climb a mile and a half at 1-in-43 out of the station.