Whitby West Cliff | |
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The former station on Whitby's West Cliff
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Location | |
Place | Whitby |
Area | Scarborough |
Coordinates | 54°29′16″N 0°37′41″W / 54.487708°N 0.628000°WCoordinates: 54°29′16″N 0°37′41″W / 54.487708°N 0.628000°W |
Grid reference | NZ889111 |
Operations | |
Original company | WR&MUR |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1883 | Opened |
1961 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Whitby West Cliff railway station was a railway station on the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 3 December 1883, to serve the West Cliff area of the town of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. It closed on 12 June 1961 meaning trains from Scarborough had to reverse at Prospect Hill junction to go to Whitby.