Grid reference NZ984013 16 July 1885 Opened as Peak | Area Scarborough Platforms in use 2 | |
Similar Larpool Viaduct, Pickering railway station, Coronation Chair | ||
Ravenscar was a railway station on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway and served the village of Ravenscar, North Yorkshire, England.
History
It was opened on 16 July 1885 and was known as Peak as it was the highest point on the line. It was renamed Ravenscar on 1 October 1897 and it was closed on 8 March 1965.
Ravenscar station was at the top of a steep 1-in-39 climb from both north and south directions (the climb south from Fyling Hall being 3 miles long). There was a 279-yard (255 m) tunnel immediately north of the station that curved sharply away to the west. The tunnel was problematic for drivers ascending from Fyling Hall as it was open to the sea and trains often stalled inside the tunnel.
The 1956 Handbook of Stations listed Ravenscar as being able to handle general goods only and there was no crane at the yard. A camping coach was also in situ until the autumn of 1963.