Gypsy Lane railway station
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| Location | Nunthorpe, Redcar and Cleveland England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°32′01″N 1°10′50″W / 54.5334838°N 1.1805958°W | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | NZ531156 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||||||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | GYP | ||||||||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Original company | British Rail (Eastern Region) | ||||||||||
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| 3 May 1976 | Opened | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2018/19 |  31,204 | ||||||||||
| 2019/20 |  37,046 | ||||||||||
| 2020/21 | 6,982 | ||||||||||
| 2021/22 | 30,056 | ||||||||||
| 2022/23 | 31,626 | ||||||||||
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.svg)  Gypsy Lane Location in North Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||
| Notes | |||||||||||
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |||||||||||
Gypsy Lane is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 4 miles 3 chains (6.5 km) 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[edit]
The station was opened on 3 May 1976 by the Eastern Region of British Railways.[1]
Facilities[edit]
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[edit]
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Esk Valley Line
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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.[2]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
References[edit]
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (2008). Railways around Whitby : Scarborough - Whitby - Saltburn, Malton - Goathland - Whitby, Esk Valley, Forge Valley and Gilling lines. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-871944-34-1.
- ^ "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Gypsy Lane railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Gypsy Lane railway station from National Rail
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| Marton | Northern Trains Esk Valley Line |
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