Battersby railway station
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| Battersby | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Battersby | ||
| Local authority | North Yorkshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BBT | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 1,591 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Battersby. | |||
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Battersby railway station serves the village of Battersby in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Esk Valley Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all of the station's passenger services.
[edit] History
Battersby is unusual on the British railway network, due to the layout of the tracks. Formerly the place where the branch to Middlesbrough joined the through route from Whitby to the East Coast Main Line, the closure of the direct line west of Battersby means that all services have to reverse in the station. Until the rationalisation of the signalling in the late 1980s it was common for two trains to reverse at the same time, in order to pass each other on the single track Esk Valley line.
 View of the junction at Battersby |
 View of the former Picton line |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Battersby railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Battersby railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Great Ayton | Northern Rail Esk Valley Line |
Kildale | ||
| UK railway stations |
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