Loftus, previously ''Lofthouse'', was a railway station on the
Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway
The Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway (WRMU), the Whitby–Loftus Line, was a railway line in North Yorkshire, England, built between 1871 and 1886, running from Loftus on the Yorkshire coast to the Esk at Whitby, and connecting ...
. It was opened on 1 April 1875 as the terminus of a line from
Saltburn, and served the town of
Loftus. When the line to
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Clif ...
was opened on 3 December 1883, it became a through station with two platforms and a goods yard consisting of three sidings. It closed to passenger traffic on 2 May 1960 and goods traffic on 12 August 1963;
the tracks through the station were lifted in 1964.
Though a single track was relaid from
Skinningrove
Skinningrove is a village in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.
Its name is of Old Norse etymology and is thought to mean ''skinners' grove or pit''.
History
The village had an agricultural and fishing economy until the opening ...
by 1 April 1974 to allow freight trains to reach
Boulby Mine, the station remains closed, and most buildings have been demolished. The stationmaster's house is now a private residence, the large brick-build goods shed also remains standing.
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Loftus station on navigable 1955 O. S. map
Disused railway stations in Redcar and Cleveland
Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1960
Loftus, North Yorkshire
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