Gypsy Lane railway station explained

Gypsy Lane
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Nunthorpe, Redcar and Cleveland
Country:England
Coordinates:54.5335°N -1.1806°W
Map Type:United Kingdom North Yorkshire
Grid Name:Grid reference
Owned:Network Rail
Manager:Northern Trains
Platforms:1
Tracks:1
Code:GYP
Classification:DfT category F2
Original:British Rail (Eastern Region)
Years:3 May 1976
Events:Opened
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Gypsy Lane is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated 4miles south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the suburb of Nunthorpe, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The station was opened on 3 May 1976 by the Eastern Region of British Railways,[1] at a cost of £24,000, and was expected to have a footfall of 150 passengers per day. The station was built in an area of increasing housing development, which at that time, was poorly served by public transport.[2]

Facilities

In 2013, the station was refurbished, with new and upgraded facilities, including a new fully lit waiting shelter, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV.

In February 2016, an upgraded next train announcement audio and visual display was installed at the station, with a ticket machine being added in August 2019.

Services

Following the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe, with two trains per day (excluding Sunday) continuing to Battersby, and six per day (four on Sunday) continuing to Whitby. Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[3]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bairstow . Martin . Railways around Whitby : Scarborough - Whitby - Saltburn, Malton - Goathland - Whitby, Esk Valley, Forge Valley and Gilling lines . 2008 . Martin Bairstow . Leeds . 978-1-871944-34-1 . 111.
  2. Dotchin . N. . Developments on the Esk Valley Line . Modern Railways . July 1976 . 33 . 334 . 261 . Ian Allan . London . 0026-8356.
  3. Web site: 16 May 2021. Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway). dead. 8 May 2021. Northern Trains. 8 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508083353/https://d11vpqhghel6qd.cloudfront.net/images/timetables/bucket2/middlesbrough-to-whitby-the-esk-valley-railway-4378-qs6agl.pdf.