Glaisdale  | |||||
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| Location | Glaisdale,North Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°26′22″N0°47′38″W / 54.4394928°N 0.7938803°W /54.4394928; -0.7938803 | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ783055 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | GLS | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
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| 2 October 1865 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  20,920 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 16,396 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  18,194 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 18,858 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 19,178 | ||||
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Glaisdale is a railway station on theEsk Valley Line, which runs betweenMiddlesbrough andWhitby viaNunthorpe. The station, situated 9 miles 33 chains (15.1 km) west of Whitby, serves the village ofGlaisdale inNorth Yorkshire, England. It is owned byNetwork Rail and managed byNorthern Trains.
The station dates from October 1865, when the Castleton toGrosmont line was opened.[1] The signal box was moved northwards in June 1902 to allow the platform to be extended towards the west. Engineers simply raised the box onto rails and slid the box into its new position.[2]
The station used to forward building stone, iron and ironstone. Three blast furnaces were located in the village which utilised two sidings built on the north side of the station with access from the east. The iron industry lasted until 1876, but the slag heaps were cleared sometime in the 1880s with the slag being sold to Surrey County Council.[3] The station was host to acamping coach in 1933 and 1935, possibly one for some of 1934 and two coaches from 1936 to 1939, the station was also used as an overnight stop for touring camping coach service in 1935.[4] Along with many other stations along the line (likeEgton andGrosmont), the station lost its goods facilities in August 1965.[5]
A passing loop is located here – one of only two remaining on the entire Esk Valley Line. Thesignal box that once operated it can still be seen on the Whitby-bound platform,[6] but since 1989 the loop points have worked automatically and the token machines for the single line block sections either side are operated by the train crew, under the remote supervision of theNunthorpe signaller.
Tokens are also available at the intermediate point ofGrosmont station, which allows for theNorth York Moors Railway to operate on the single line section between Grosmont andWhitby in parallel with theNorthern Trains service.[7]
In May 2018, theCommunity Rail Partnership for the Esk Valley Line opened new public toilets on the station.[8]
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As of the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by six trains per day (four on Sunday) towardsWhitby. Heading towardsMiddlesbrough viaNunthorpe, there are six trains per day (four on Sunday). Most trains continue toNewcastle viaHartlepool. All services are operated byNorthern Trains.[9]
Rolling stock used:Class 156Super Sprinter andClass 158Express Sprinter
Media related toGlaisdale railway station at Wikimedia Commons| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Lealholm | Northern Trains Esk Valley Line | Egton | ||
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