Gypsy Lane railway station

Gypsy Lane is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby via Nunthorpe. The station, situated 4 miles 3 chains (6.5 km) south-east of Middlesbrough, serves the suburb of Nunthorpe, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

Gypsy Lane
General information
Location	Nunthorpe, Redcar and Cleveland England
Coordinates	54°32′01″N 1°10′50″W
Grid reference	NZ531156
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Northern Trains
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	GYP
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	British Rail (Eastern Region)
Key dates
3 May 1976	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	31,204
2019/20	37,046
2020/21	6,982
2021/22	30,056
2022/23	31,626
Services
Preceding station Northern Following station Marton towards Middlesbrough Esk Valley Line Nunthorpe towards Nunthorpe or Whitby
Location Gypsy Lane Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened on 3 May 1976 by the Eastern Region of British Railways,^[1] at a cost of £24,000 (equivalent to £218,000 in 2023), and was expected to have a footfall of 150 passengers per day. The station was built in an area of increasing housing development, which at that time, was poorly served by public transport.^[2]

Tees Valley Metro

Transit diagram showcasing all discussed or mentioned ideas for the Tees Valley Metro.

Starting in 2006, Gypsy Lane was mentioned within the Tees Valley Metro scheme. This was a plan to upgrade the Tees Valley Line and sections of the Esk Valley Line and Durham Coast Line to provide a faster and more frequent service across the North East of England. In the initial phases the services would have been heavy rail mostly along existing alignments with new additional infrastructure and rollingstock. The later phase would have introduced tram-trains to allow street running and further heavy rail extensions.^[3][4][5][6]

As part of the scheme, Gypsy Lane station would have received improved service to Nunthorpe and Hartlepool, possibly a street-running link to Guisborough and the Headland, as well as new rollingstock.^[3][5]

However, due to a change in government in 2010 and the 2008 financial crisis, the project was ultimately shelved.^[7] Several stations eventually got their improvements and there is a possibility of improved rollingstock and services in the future which may affect Gypsy Lane.^[8]

Facilities

In 2013, the station was refurbished, with new and upgraded facilities, including a new fully lit waiting shelter, renewed station signage and the installation of CCTV.

In February 2016, an upgraded next train announcement audio and visual display was installed at the station, with a ticket machine being added in August 2019.

Services

Northern Trains Route 5
v t e
Esk Valley line
Middlesbrough James Cook University Hospital Marton Gypsy Lane Nunthorpe Great Ayton Battersby Kildale Commondale Castleton Moor Danby Lealholm Glaisdale Egton Grosmont Sleights Ruswarp Whitby

Following the May 2021 timetable change, the station is served by an hourly service between Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe, with two trains per day (excluding Sunday) continuing to Battersby, and six per day (four on Sunday) continuing to Whitby. Most trains continue to Newcastle via Hartlepool. All services are operated by Northern Trains.^[9]

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

References

1. Bairstow, Martin (2008). Railways around Whitby : Scarborough - Whitby - Saltburn, Malton - Goathland - Whitby, Esk Valley, Forge Valley and Gilling lines. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-871944-34-1.
2. Dotchin, N. (July 1976). "Developments on the Esk Valley Line". Modern Railways. Vol. 33, no. 334. London: Ian Allan. p. 261. ISSN 0026-8356.
3. Tees valley Unlimited (18 May 2010). "Tees Valley Metro: Phase 1 - Project Summary" (PDF). Stockton-on-Tess Borough Council.
4. Tees Valley Unlimited (April 2011). "Connecting the Tees Valley - Statement of Transport Ambition" (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
5. LOWES, RON; PARKER, IAN (18 September 2007). "Executive Report - Tees Valley Metro" (PDF). Retrieved 13 November 2024.
6. "Metro system hope for Tees Valley". 9 November 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
7. "When the Tees Valley was set to get its own £220m metro system and what went wrong". The Northern Echo. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
8. "Tees Valley authority unanimously backs £1bn transport plan". BBC News. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
9. "Train times: Middlesbrough to Whitby (Esk Valley Railway)" (PDF). Northern Trains. 16 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Marton		Northern Trains Esk Valley Line		Nunthorpe