Staintondale railway station
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Staintondale railway station was a railway station on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway
. It opened on 16 July 1885, and served the hamlet of Staintondale
in North Yorkshire
, England
. Staintondale railway station was 8 miles north of Scarborough and had a small goods yard, containing a camping coach, and was listed in 1956 as being able to handle general goods, livestock, horse boxes and prize cattle vans but there was no permanent crane. It closed on 8 March 1965. At various times during the station's history it was known as Stainton Dale (as two separate words).
Scarborough & Whitby Railway
The Scarborough & Whitby Railway was a railway line from Scarborough to Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, the line followed a scenic route along the Yorkshire coast.It fell victim to the Beeching Axe closing in 1965...
. It opened on 16 July 1885, and served the hamlet of Staintondale
Staintondale
Staintondale is a small village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated north west of Scarborough town centre....
in 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...
. Staintondale railway station was 8 miles north of Scarborough and had a small goods yard, containing a camping coach, and was listed in 1956 as being able to handle general goods, livestock, horse boxes and prize cattle vans but there was no permanent crane. It closed on 8 March 1965. At various times during the station's history it was known as Stainton Dale (as two separate words).