Carnaby railway station

Carnaby railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Carnaby on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Scarborough to Hull, England. The station probably opened on 7 October 1846 when the York and North Midland Railway opened the line between Hull and Bridlington.[1]

Carnaby
Carnaby railway station in 2007
Location	Carnaby, East Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54.067°N 0.245°W
Grid reference	TA149649
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
7 October 1846	opened
5 January 1970	closed

The station was host to a camping coach from 1935 to 1939.[2]

The station closed on 5 January 1970.[1]

The western end of the station was to be the junction of the Bridlington and North Frodingham Light Railway.[3] The act of parliament for this line was granted in 1898 under the Light Railways Act 1896.[4] The line was to have been standard gauge and worked by steam locomotives throughout.[3] The line was never built.

As of 2018, the two platforms are still visible and can be seen from the main road next to the station, however overgrown.

References

1. Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
3. Wilson, Mike. "Bridlington's Light Railway Plans". Bridlington.net. BN. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
4. "Hansard Light Railways Act 1896". Hansard. 27 July 1898. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

Further reading

• 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 (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Burton Agnes Station closed; Line open		Y&NMR Hull and Scarborough Line		Bridlington