Gypsy Lane railway station

Gypsy Lane railway station serves the Middlesbrough suburbs of Nunthorpe and Marton; the station lies just within the borough of Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Esk Valley Line and is operated by Northern Trains who provide all of the station's passenger services. The station was originally opened by British Rail in 1976.

Gypsy Lane
Gypsy Lane railway station July 2015
LocationNunthorpe, Redcar and Cleveland
England
Coordinates54.533330°N 1.180360°W / 54.533330; -1.180360
Grid referenceNZ531156
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeGYP
ClassificationDfT category F2
Passengers
2015/16 30,338
2016/17 32,996
2017/18 33,298
2018/19 31,204
2019/20 37,046
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Station facilities here have recently been improved as part of the successful Tees Valley Metro project. The package for this station included new fully lit waiting shelters, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV. The long-line Public Address system (PA) has been renewed and upgraded with pre-recorded train announcements. A passenger information screen with details of train times was installed at the station in February 2016. A ticket machine was installed at the station in August 2019.

Services
Route 2:
Durham Coast Line
 Newcastle
Heworth
Sunderland
Seaham
 Horden
 Hartlepool
 Seaton Carew
 Billingham
 Stockton
 Thornaby
 Middlesbrough
Most services extend to/from
Hexham or Nunthorpe.
Route 5:
Esk Valley Line
 Middlesbrough
 James Cook
 Marton
 Gypsy Lane
 Nunthorpe
 Great Ayton
 Battersby
 Kildale
 Commondale
 Castleton Moor
 Danby
 Lealholm
 Glaisdale
 Egton
 Grosmont
Sleights
 Ruswarp
 Whitby

As of the December 2019 timetable change, Northern Trains run an hourly service on the Esk Valley Line between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe, with 6 trains (4 trains on Sundays) per day continuing to Whitby.

Most trains heading towards Middlesbrough continue to Newcastle and Hexham (with some trains running as far as Carlisle).

Additional trains on weekdays and Saturdays run along the Esk Valley Line to Castleton Moor (departing from Gypsy Lane at 13:06), and Battersby (departing from Gypsy Lane at 17:10).[1]

Following the May 2014 timetable change, the service between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe was significantly improved, with this allowing for a regular service to the new station at James Cook University Hospital.

Predominantly, rolling stock on the Esk Valley Line consists of Class 156 and Class 158 diesel multiple units, both of which were introduced in to service in the late 1980s.

The Class 156 and 158 units operating on the Esk Valley Line are currently in the process of being refurbished, with upgrades including free WiFi, power sockets, on-board passenger information displays, and an interior refresh.[2][3]

Class 142 'Pacer' trains served the line, until the turn of the new decade, when they were withdrawn from passenger service. Class 144 'Pacer' trains were also used frequently on the Esk Valley Line, until around 2005.[4]

The station at Gypsy Lane, seen in 2009, prior to refurbishment.

References
  1. "Timetables | Northern". www.northernrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "Northern launches North East's first fully refurbished train". Northern News. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. "Northern's refurbished trains – creating jobs and boosting the economy". Northern News. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. "Esk Valley Railway : Northern Rail Timetable". Esk Valley Railway Development Company. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Marton   Northern Trains
Esk Valley line		   Nunthorpe


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