Stations on the Esk Valley line
Ten stations serve the valley between Commondale and Whitby. Most are tiny, unstaffed and a short walk from a village green, a pub and a riverside path. Here is what to expect at each, and where to walk from the platform.
- Middlesbrough
- Battersby
- Kildale
- Commondale
- Castleton Moor
- Danby
- Lealholm
- Glaisdale
- Egton
- Grosmont
- Sleights
- Ruswarp
- Whitby
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Commondale
A single platform on the moor edge, the first stop in the valley and a good start for moorland walks to Castleton.
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Castleton Moor
The station for Castleton, a short but steep walk below the village, and the traditional start of the Esk Valley Walk.
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Danby
In the middle of Danby village, a short walk from the shop and pub and about a mile from The Moors National Park Centre.
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Lealholm
A little station above one of the prettiest villages in the valley, with the green, the river and the pub five minutes downhill.
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Glaisdale
Beside Beggar's Bridge at the foot of the village, where trains pass each other and the best short walk in the dale begins.
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Egton
Despite the name, this is the station for Egton Bridge, with the Postgate Inn on the doorstep and the stepping stones five minutes away.
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Grosmont
The busiest station in the valley, where Northern trains meet the steam and diesel services of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
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Sleights
By the river bridge at the bottom of Sleights, handy for the riverside and the lanes up to Littlebeck and Falling Foss.
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Ruswarp
One stop from Whitby, beside the river, the boat hire and the pub, and at the start of the level riverside walk into town.
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Whitby
The end of the line, right on the harbourside, shared with the steam trains of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in season.
Timetables and live running from Northern and National Rail. Line news and walk leaflets from the Esk Valley Railway Development Company. See also Getting here.