Forge Valley railway station

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The former station at Forge Valley
The former station at Forge Valley

Forge Valley railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway's Pickering to Seamer branch line. It served the twin villages of East and West Ayton, and the local beauty spot Forge Valley. The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 May 1882, and closed on 3 June 1950.

The station is now used as a road depot for North Yorkshire County Council.

[edit] References

  • Lidster, J. Robin (1986). The Forge Valley Line - A Railway Between Pickering And Scarborough. Hendon Publishing Co. Ltd.. ISBN 0-86067-103-8. 
  • Bairstow, Martin (1989 & 1998). Railways Around Whitby Volume One. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-17-1. 
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Seamer   Forge Valley Line   Wykeham