Kildale railway station

Kildale is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby. The station serves the village of Kildale in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Kildale
LocationKildale, Hambleton
England
Coordinates54°28′40″N 1°04′05″W
Grid referenceNZ604095
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeKLD
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
6 April 1858Opened
Passengers
2015/16 1,610
2016/17 1,416
2017/18 1,630
2018/19 1,468
2019/20 1,498
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station opened in April 1858, when the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway extended their line from Ingleby Junction (now Battersby) to Kildale.[1] The line was further extended to Commondale and Castleton Moor, in April 1861.[2] Through services to Whitby Town began following the opening of the section between Grosmont and Castleton Moor, the last section of the line to be opened, with service commencing in October 1865.

The station used to have a passing loop. The line, however, now runs as single track for 14 miles and 47 chains from Battersby to Glaisdale.

The station used to have a wooden bridge, which allowed access to St Cuthbert's Church on the north side of the line. During the early 1880s, the North Eastern Railway replaced the wooden bridge with a cast iron structure.[3]

Facilities

The station has one platform, which has seating, a waiting shelter and an emergency help point. There is step-free access to the platform. There is a small car park and cycle storage at the station.[4]

Kildale is not part of the Northern Trains penalty fare network, as ticket machines have not yet (as of October 2020) been installed at the station.[5]

Services

Following the September 2020 timetable change, Kildale is served by four trains per day towards Whitby, and four trains per day towards Nunthorpe and Middlesbrough.[6]

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

See also

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The directory of railway stations : details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present. Sparkford: Stephens. p. 131. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. Mell, Ken (26 May 2017). "Disused Stations: Stokesley Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. Maynard, Peter G. (2015). North Eastern Railway Branch Lines; The North Yorkshire & Cleveland Railway. North Eastern Railway Association. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-873513-98-9.
  4. "Kildale Station Train Tickets, Departures and Timetables". Northern Trains. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. "Penalty Fares Map". Northern Trains. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Battersby   Northern Trains
Esk Valley Line		   Commondale
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