Gristhorpe railway station was a minor railway station on the

Yorkshire Coast Line Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...

from

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, serving the villages of

Gristhorpe Gristhorpe is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2011 UK census, Gristhorpe parish had a population of 397, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 386. The remains of ...

and

Lebberston __NOTOC__ Lebberston is a rural village and civil parish in North Yorkshire on the east coast of England. The village is situated south-east from Scarborough, and between the villages of Cayton and Gristhorpe. Community and landmarks Acc ...

, and was opened on 5 October 1846 by the

York and North Midland Railway The York and North Midland Railway (Y&NMR) was an English railway company that opened in 1839 connecting York with the Leeds and Selby Railway, and in 1840 extended this line to meet the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds. Its first c ...

. It closed on 16 February 1959. Parts of both platforms survive at the site (though the line itself is now single track), along with a brick signal box (to work the manually-operated

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gates and protecting signals) and the now privately occupied station house.

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Gristhorpe station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in the Borough of Scarborough Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 Stations on the Hull to Scarborough line 1846 establishments in England Former York and North Midland Railway stations George Townsend Andrews railway stations {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub