Scarborough Londesborough Road railway station was built as an excursion station to ease operating pressure at Scarborough Central

Scarborough railway station

Scarborough railway station serves the seaside town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It lies east of York and is one of the eastern termini on the North TransPennine route operated by First TransPennine Express...

 in the holiday resort of Scarborough.
It was opened on 8 June 1908 by the North Eastern Railway

North Eastern Railway (UK)

The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...

 and was closed for passenger trains on 25 August 1963 but used for stabling coaching stock until 4 July 1966.

The station building and remains of the 14 coach long platform can still be seen from trains on the Yorkshire Coast Line

Yorkshire Coast Line

The Yorkshire Coast Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs northwards from Hull Paragon to Bridlington and Scarborough calling at other intermediate stations.-History:...

 and on the York to Scarborough

York to Scarborough Line

The York to Scarborough Line runs between the city of York, England, and the town of Scarborough. Towns and villages served along the way are Malton, Norton-on-Derwent and Seamer.-History:...

 section of the North TransPennine route, on the west side of the tracks approaching .

External links

• Scarborough Londesborough Road station (lower left) on navigable 1947 O. S. map
• Scarborough Londesborough Road, Sub Brit disused stations project