Egton railway station


Egton railway station serves the village of Egton Bridge in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Esk Valley Line and is operated by Northern Trains which provides all of the station's passenger services.

History

The station opened in October 1865, when the North Eastern railway completed the section of line between and as proposed by Castleton & Grosmont Railway in act passed by Parliament in July 1861. The station opened up at the same time as the line did, and because of its elevated location above the valley floor, the architect of the station buildings, Thomas Prosser, had the foundations buried deep. Between 1865 and 1881, the station was known as Egton after the bigger of the two villages it served, but between 1881 and 1892, it was called Egton Bridge named after its physical location. It reverted to being plain Egton in 1892.
The station stopped forwarded and receiving goods in August 1965.

Services

As of December 2019, the Monday to Saturday service is six trains per day to both Whitby and Middlesbrough. One of the Middlesbrough trains continues along the Durham Coast Line to. Four trains operate on Sundays, two of which continue to Newcastle.