Gypsy Lane railway station
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Gypsy Lane railway station serves the suburbs of Nunthorpe
and Marton-in-Cleveland within the borough of Middlesbrough
in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire
, England
. It is located on the Esk Valley Line
and is operated by Northern Rail
who provide all of the station's passenger services.
The Gypsy Lane crossing of the railway line is no longer a through road: the crossing is closed to through traffic.
Monday to Saturday: The service is made up of three elements.
The Esk Valley service between Middlesbrough and Whitby (4 trains each way per day)
A two hourly service between Nunthorpe and Newcastle/Hexham via Hartlepool (6 trains ew per day, although one is shunted to the siding in Middlesbrough on weekdays before continuing to Newcastle)
One train from Bishop Auckland (Darlington on Saturdays) to Nunthorpe
One train from Nunthorpe to Middlesbrough
There is no Sunday service except from the start of the Summer timetable to the end of September.
Nunthorpe
Nunthorpe is a small outer suburb of the town of Middlesbrough, England. Nunthorpe is served by Nunthorpe and Gypsy Lane railway stations, both of which are on the Esk Valley Line from Middlesbrough to Whitby...
and Marton-in-Cleveland within the borough of Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough (borough)
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in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is located on the Esk Valley Line
Esk Valley Line
The Esk Valley Line is the railway line from Middlesbrough to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. The route follows the course of the River Esk for much of its eastern half....
and is operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
who provide all of the station's passenger services.
The Gypsy Lane crossing of the railway line is no longer a through road: the crossing is closed to through traffic.
Services
The December 2007 timetable brought about significant changes, and the service is now better than it has been since the mid 1980s when there was an hourly Nunthorpe:Middlesbrough service including seven Whitby trains.Monday to Saturday: The service is made up of three elements.
The Esk Valley service between Middlesbrough and Whitby (4 trains each way per day)
A two hourly service between Nunthorpe and Newcastle/Hexham via Hartlepool (6 trains ew per day, although one is shunted to the siding in Middlesbrough on weekdays before continuing to Newcastle)
One train from Bishop Auckland (Darlington on Saturdays) to Nunthorpe
One train from Nunthorpe to Middlesbrough
There is no Sunday service except from the start of the Summer timetable to the end of September.