Cayton railway station explained

Cayton
Status:Disused
Borough:Cayton, Scarborough
Country:England
Coordinates:54.2271°N -0.3779°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:York and North Midland Railway
Pregroup:North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1846
Events:opened
Years1:1952
Events1:closed

Cayton railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Cayton on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Scarborough to Hull and was opened on 5 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 May 1952.

Like its neighbour at, the former station house here remains standing as a private dwelling. The former signal box here has though been demolished, as the level crossing it worked has been converted to automatic barrier operation.[1] [2] One platform has also survives, though it is heavily overgrown and difficult to see.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3258543 Cayton railway station (site), 2009
  2. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3147784 "Former railway station at Cayton, 1989"