Sinnington railway station

Sinnington was a minor station serving the village of Sinnington on the former Gilling and Pickering (G&P) line opened in 1875. This line followed today's main A170 road corridor from Helmsley to Pickering.

History

It closed on 31st January 1953 [pg 112, The Railways of Ryedale, Patrick Howat, 2004] for both passengers and freight, with the end of the York-Pickering service via Gilling and Helmsley, and the track was lifted between Pickering and Kirkbymoorside in the same year. By this time there were only 3 trains each way per day, but the service was never at any level acceptable for the 21st century.

Public transport to Sinnington today

It is still possible to travel between Kirkbymoorside and Pickering, Scarborough and Helmsley from Sinnington without the use of a car - this is possible using East Yorkshire bus line 128, running up to hourly during the day, but with no Sunday winter service.

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