Rillington railway station
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Rillington railway station was a railway station serving the village of Rillington
on the York to Scarborough Line
. It was also the junction station for the line to Whitby
and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway
. It closed to normal passenger traffic on 22 September 1930, but was used by special trains until the 1960s. The station has now been demolished.
Though the station served Rillington, it was located almost 1 miles (1.6 km) away from the village.
Rillington
Rillington is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.-Transport:Rillington is on the A64 road, approximately 3 miles east of Malton and south-west of Scarborough....
on the York to Scarborough Line
York to Scarborough Line
The York to Scarborough Line runs between the city of York, England, and the town of Scarborough. Towns and villages served along the way are Malton, Norton-on-Derwent and Seamer.-History:...
. It was also the junction station for the line to Whitby
Whitby railway station
Whitby railway station serves the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It is the terminus of the Esk Valley Line, connecting with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont, and provides mainline running for NYMR trains during the summer months...
and was opened on 5 July 1845 by the York and North Midland Railway
York and North Midland Railway
The York and North Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting York, with the Leeds and Selby Railway and in 1840 with the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds.-Origins:...
. It closed to normal passenger traffic on 22 September 1930, but was used by special trains until the 1960s. The station has now been demolished.
Though the station served Rillington, it was located almost 1 miles (1.6 km) away from the village.