Brotton railway station
Brotton | |||||
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 Brotton Station in 1961 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Brotton, Redcar and Cleveland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°34′00″N 0°56′27″W / 54.566650°N 0.940850°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ685195 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 November 1875 | Opened | ||||
| 2 May 1960 | Closed | ||||
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Brotton railway station served the village of Brotton in North Yorkshire, England.
The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 November 1875 on the former freight only Cleveland Railway that it had acquired in 1865.[1][2]
It was built to the designs of the architect William Peachey.
It closed on 2 May 1960.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boosbeck | North Eastern Railway Former Cleveland Railway |
Terminus | ||
| North Skelton | Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway | Skinningrove |
References
- ^ Grant 2017, p. 120.
- ^ a b Quick 2023, p. 106.
Bibliography
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- Quick, Michael (2023) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.05. Railway & Canal Historical Society.
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