Whitby railway station

Whitby railway station is a Grade II listed station which serves the town of Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. It is the terminus of the Esk Valley Line, connecting with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont, and provides mainline running for NYMR trains during the summer months. The station is situated 35mi south east of Middlesbrough railway station and is operated by Northern, which provides all of the station's National Rail passenger services.ServicesFour Northern Rail trains per day leave Whitby on weekdays and Saturdays; there are also four trains on Sundays. Trains call at all stations to Middlesbrough. As the first train of the day from Whitby arrives in Middlesbrough at 10:15 am the service is not attractive to commuters. New Northern Rail franchise operator Arriva Rail North plans to address this once it takes over the running of the franchise from April 2016; they also intend to investigate the possibility of running a later weekday evening service from Middlesbrough to Whitby.On 3 April 2007 services along the heritage North Yorkshire Moors Railway commenced running from Whitby to Pickering, running along the Esk Valley line to Grosmont railway station where they join the NYMR's own line. In 2017, the NYMR's service consists of four arrivals and departures each day, rising to five arrivals and departures during peak holiday periods. There are trains to Whitby during the whole of the NYMR's season (mid-March to the start of November).