Scarborough railway station

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Scarborough
Location
Place	Scarborough
Local authority	Scarborough
Coordinates	54°16′44″N 0°24′14″W / 54.279000, -0.404000Coordinates: 54°16′44″N 0°24′14″W / 54.279000, -0.404000
Grid reference	TA038882
Operations
Station code	SCA
Managed by	First TransPennine Express
Platforms in use	5
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.748 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1845
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Scarborough from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Scarborough railway station serves the seaside town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 68 km (42 miles) east of York and is one of the eastern termini on the North TransPennine route operated by First TransPennine Express. It is also at the northern end of the Yorkshire Coast Line. It also has the longest station seat in the world at 139 metres (126 yards) in length.

Until 1965 the station also served a line from Whitby and until 1950 from Pickering. The station was previously named Scarborough Central to distinguish it from Scarborough Londesborough Road on the York to Scarborough Line.

Scarborough also sees summer specials from York, hauled by 4472 Flying Scotsman. However, as Flying Scotsman is not due to be released from its overhaul until 2008, the seaside specials have been known to be hauled by any other available steam locomotives at York, seen here when 60009 Union of South Africa stands in for the legendary loco.

The current York to Blackpool service used to continue to Scarborough alongside other TransPenninexpress services. This was operated by Arriva Trains Northern until Northern Rail took over the franchise in 2004. This service was usually worked by a Metro liveried Class 158 DMUs, occasionally a Class 155 DMUs. There was also a local service from York to Scarborough usually worked by a Pacer or a Class 156 trains.

[edit] Services

From Scarborough Monday to Saturdays there is generally an hourly First TransPennine Express service to York, Leeds, Manchester Piccadilly and Liverpool Lime Street and a two-hourly service to Bridlington and Hull on the Yorkshire Coast Line.

Sundays there is a two-hourly service to York and beyond and a Summer only two-hourly service to Hull.

East Midlands Trains provide a limited but useful direct summertime service to St Pancras International along the Midland Main Line via Sheffield and Leicester.

[edit] External links

• Images of England — details from listed building database (447308)
• The Flying Scotsman arriving in Scarborough - Webshots.com

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