Danby railway station
Railway station in North Yorkshire, England
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Danby is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 15 miles 9 chains (24.3 km) west of Whitby, serves the villages of Ainthorpe and Danby, North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Danby, North Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°27′58″N 0°54′40″W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ706084 | ||||
| Owner | Network Rail | ||||
| Manager | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | DNY | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2020/21 |  1,132 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  4,400 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 5,596 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 7,414 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 8,520 | ||||
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History
The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 2 October 1865, following the opening of the route between Castleton and Grosmont.[1]
The station was host to a camping coach between 1936 and 1939.[2] Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom from the 1930s. The coaches were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in trains, which were converted to provide sleeping and living space at static locations.
Danby is the location of the North York Moors National Park Visitors' Centre Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. It is located about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) from the station by foot.[3]
Services
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As of the May 2026 timetable change, the station is served by five trains per day towards Whitby on weekdays and Saturdays, and four trains on Sunday. In the opposite direction, there are six trains per day to Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe, with four on Sundays. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[4]
Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter
