Fyling Hall railway station

Fyling Hall railway station was a railway station on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway. It opened on 16 July 1885, and was named after Fyling Hall, near Fylingthorpe. It closed temporarily on 1 December 1915[1] as a wartime economy measure, before reopening on 18 September 1920. In 1934 it became a block post to allow two trains on the line between Ravenscar and Robins Hood Bay travelling at the same time in the same direction.[2] In the same year, the construction of a passing loop was proposed as Fyling Hall was one of four stations on the line which did not possess one, but the proposal was rejected because the traffic levels that would justify it only occurred over short time periods. It became an unstaffed halt from 5 May 1958[3] with a siding remaining in use for public deliveries.[2]

Fyling Hall
Overgrown platform at former Fyling Hall station (2015)
LocationFylingthorpe, Scarborough
England
Coordinates54.412550°N 0.546332°W / 54.412550; -0.546332
Grid referenceNZ944028
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyScarborough and Whitby Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1885Opened
1915closed
1920opened
1965Closed

Freight services were discontinued on 4 May 1964, and the station finally closed on 8 March 1965. The remains of the platforms are now overgrown with vegetation, and the station has been converted to a dwelling.[2]

References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/f/fyling_hall/index.shtml
  2. Nick Catford. "Disused Stations: Fyling Hall Station". Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. Railway Magazine June 1958 p. 433
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ravenscar
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Scarborough & Whitby Railway
  Robin Hood's Bay
Line and station closed


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