Egton railway station

Egton is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 7 mi west of Whitby, serves the villages of Egton and Egton Bridge, Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History
The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 2 October 1865, following the completion of the section of line between Castleton Moor and Grosmont, as proposed by Castleton and Grosmont Railway in an Act passed by Parliament in July 1861.

The station opened at the same time as the line, and because of its elevated location above the valley floor, the architect of the station buildings, Thomas Prosser, had the foundations buried 16 ft deep.

Between 1865 and 1881, the station was known as Egton after the bigger of the two villages it served, but between 1881 and 1892, it was called Egton Bridge named after its physical location. It reverted to being plain Egton in 1892.

The station stopped forwarding and receiving goods in August 1965.

Services
As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by five trains per day (four on Sunday) towards Whitby. Heading towards Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe, there are six trains per day (four on Sunday). Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.

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