The station was situated at the end of a short branch line off the Yorkshire Coast Line. It had four long terminus island platforms to cater for the large number of holiday makers arriving and departing from the holiday camp each Saturday during the holiday season. The station was located to the west of the A165 and was connected to the holiday camp by a private subway under the road. Passengers were taken to and from the station by a road train using this subway. Passenger numbers dropped significantly as more people arrived at the camp by car. The last train service departed on 17 September 1977 with formal closure occurring on 26 November 1977.[2]
Accidents and incidents
On 25 August 1956, an empty stock train, hauled by Ex-GNR Class H42-6-0 No. 61846, ran away and crashed through the buffers due to the failure to connect the brake pipe between the train and the locomotive hauling it.[3]
References
^British Railway Journal Volume 5 Number 42 (Summer 1992)
^Young, Alan (2015). Lost Stations of Yorkshire - The North and East Ridings. Silver Link Publishing. ISBN9781857944532.
^Trevena, Arthur (1981). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 2. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 39. ISBN0-906899 03 6.