Carnaby railway station

Carnaby
Carnaby railway station in 2007
Location
Place	Carnaby
Area	East Riding of Yorkshire
Coordinates	54°04′01″N 0°14′42″W / 54.067°N 0.245°W / 54.067; -0.245Coordinates: 54°04′01″N 0°14′42″W / 54.067°N 0.245°W / 54.067; -0.245
Grid reference	TA149649
Operations
Original company	York and North Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
6 October 1846	opened
5 January 1970	closed
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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 opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970.

The western end of the station was to be the junction of the Bridlington and North Frodingham Light Railway.^[1] The act of parliament for this line was granted in 1898 under the Light Railways Act 1896.^[2] The line was to have been standard gauge and worked by steam locomotives throughout.^[1] The line was never built.

References

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• 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.