Danby railway station

Danby
General information
Location	Danby, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°27′58″N 0°54′40″W
Grid reference	NZ706084
Owner	Network Rail
Manager	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	DNY
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Rail (North Eastern Region)
Key dates
2 October 1865	Opened
Passengers
2020/21	1,132
2021/22	4,400
2022/23	5,596
2023/24	7,414
2024/25	8,520
Location Danby Location within North Yorkshire
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Danby is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 15 miles 9 chains (24.3 km) west of Whitby, serves the villages of Ainthorpe and Danby, North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 2 October 1865, following the opening of the route between Castleton and Grosmont.

The station was host to a camping coach between 1936 and 1939. Camping coaches were holiday accommodation offered by many railway companies in the United Kingdom from the 1930s. The coaches were old passenger vehicles no longer suitable for use in trains, which were converted to provide sleeping and living space at static locations.

Danby is the location of the North York Moors National Park Visitors' Centre Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. It is located about 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) from the station by foot.

Services

Northern Trains Esk Valley Line
Middlesbrough – Whitby via Nunthorpe
Middlesbrough James Cook Marton Gypsy Lane Nunthorpe Great Ayton Battersby Kildale Commondale Castleton Moor Danby Lealholm Glaisdale Egton Grosmont Sleights Ruswarp Whitby

As of the May 2026 timetable change, the station is served by five trains per day towards Whitby on weekdays and Saturdays, and four trains on Sunday. In the opposite direction, there are six trains per day to Middlesbrough via Nunthorpe, with four on Sundays. All services are operated by Northern Trains.

Rolling stock used: Class 156 Super Sprinter and Class 158 Express Sprinter

External links

• Media related to Danby railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Danby railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Castleton Moor		Northern Trains Esk Valley Line		Lealholm