Grosmont railway station
Railway station in North Yorkshire, England
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Grosmont is a railway station that serves the village of Grosmont, North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 29 miles 59 chains (47.9 km) from Guisborough Junction, Middlesbrough.[2] It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. The station is also served by heritage services operated by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
England
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Grosmont, North Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°26′11″N 0°43′31″W | ||||
| Grid reference | NZ828052 | ||||
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| Platforms | 4 (1 National Rail) (3 North Yorkshire Moors Railway) | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
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| Station code | GMT[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Whitby and Pickering Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
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| 8 June 1835 | Opened as Tunnel Inn | ||||
| Before June 1847 | Renamed Grosmont | ||||
| 8 March 1965 | Branch line to Pickering closed to passengers | ||||
| 22 April 1973 | Branch line to Pickering reopened as part of North Yorkshire Moors Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  4,420 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  11,454 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 11,284 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 12,374 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 15,484 | ||||
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History
The Whitby and Pickering Railway was a horse-worked line engineered by George Stephenson, which opened between Whitby and Tunnel Inn (the station's former name) on 8 June 1835.[3] The station was named after the tunnel required to pass from Grosmont towards Beckhole.[4] The line to Pickering opened on 26 May the year after.[3] By 1848, it was renamed to Grosmont.[5] The line westwards to Castleton opened in 1865.[6]
The North Eastern Railway built a short terrace of cottages just south of the tunnel. In later years, these were used by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to house volunteers, but were subsequently demolished in 1989, to allow extensions to the running shed and workshops.[7]
Two North Eastern Railway camping coaches were positioned here between 1959 and 1964.[8]
The branch line between Grosmont and Malton via Pickering was closed on 8 March 1965, under the Beeching Axe.[9] It was later reopened by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway as a heritage railway on 22 April 1973, and currently operates between Grosmont and Pickering, with services also extending to Whitby.[10]
Passenger volume
| 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | |
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| Entries and exits | 22,964 | 23,662 | 16,376 | 17,912 | 16,144 | 15,172 | 13,514 | 13,912 | 12,390 | 13,912 | 4,420 | 11,454 | 11,284 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
Northern Trains
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As of the December 2025 timetable change, the station is served by six trains per day on Mondays to Saturdays and four on Sundays towards Whitby. Heading towards Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe, there are six trains per day on Mondays to Saturdays, with one continuing to Newcastle via Hartlepool, and four trains per day on Sundays, with two continuing to Darlington. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[12]
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway operates heritage services between Pickering and Whitby via Grosmont. Services run daily from Easter until the end of October each year, with some additional services at other times of year.[13][14]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Egton | Northern Trains Esk Valley Line |
Sleights | ||
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
| Goathland towards Pickering |
North Yorkshire Moors Railway | Whitby Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Beckhole | North Eastern Railway Whitby and Pickering Railway |
Terminus | ||
