Cloughton former station geograph-3309881-by-Ben-Brooksbank

Cloughton railway station was a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the

Scarborough & Whitby Railway The Scarborough & Whitby Railway was a railway line from Scarborough to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. The line followed a difficult but scenic route along the North Yorkshire coast. The line opened in 1885 and closed in 1965 as part of ...

. It opened on 16 July 1885, and served the North Yorkshire village of

Cloughton Cloughton (pronounced ''Clow-tun'') is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. Description It is situated approximately north of Scarborough town centre. It has a parish church and two pubs � ...

, and to a lesser extent the village of

Burniston Burniston is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated about four miles north of Scarborough itself, on the A171 road. According to the 2011 UK census Burniston parish had a populati ...

. The station had a canopied goods shed, and the '1904 Handbook of Stations', listed it as being able to handle general goods, livestock, horse boxes and prize cattle vans. it also had a 1-ton 10 cwt permanent crane. The station was host to a

LNER LNER may refer to: * London and North Eastern Railway, a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1923 until 1947 * London North Eastern Railway, a train operating company in the United Kingdom since 2018 * Liquid neutral earthing resistor, a typ ...

camping coach Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland from the 1930s. The coaches were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in trains, which were converted to ...

in 1935, possibly one for some of 1934 and three coaches from 1936 to 1939. Two coaches were positioned here by

North Eastern Region of British Railways The North Eastern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948, whose operating area could be identified by the orange signs and colour schemes that adorned its stations and other railway buildings. It was merged with the Eastern Region ...

from 1954 and three from 1959 to 1964. The station closed on 8 March 1965. The station has been restored and is currently used as a private house, with guest accommodation provided in a converted railway carriage, a converted goods shed, and two B&B suites. A tea room formerly operated in the station building, but that closed in September 2019.

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Cloughton Station website
Disused railway stations in the Borough of Scarborough Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations Beeching closures in England Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub

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