Sandsend railway station
Sandsend railway station was a railway station on the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 3 December 1883, and served the villages of Sandsend and Lythe. It closed on 5 May 1958. The station building is now a private residence. It was the only station between Whitby and Loftus not to possess a passing loop.
History
Sandsend railway station was located on the Whitby, Middlesbrough and Redcar Union Railway, some north west of and south east of. It had a single platform, a brick station building which included the stationmaster's house, and a single siding serving coal drops behind the station. Camping coaches were stationed on the siding in later years.A passing loop was never added because of the extensive works it would have required. This made Sandsend, the only one of the seven stations between, and including Whitby and Loftus, which did not have a passing loop. A small goods yard with a warehouse and a crane was situated from the station at East Row, towards Whitby. This yard also had space for camping coaches, with three being normally located there.
Sandsend Viaduct was sited immediately south of the station. A pillbox which was built in the Second World War to defend the viaduct is still in place.
In October 2020 the Mulgrave Estate, owners of the land that the station covered, successfully applied to site railway coaches on the platform as holiday accommodation. The two railway vehicles will sit on the platform on a short section of track. One is a former passenger-carrying coach whilst the second is a converted freight wagon.