Whitby West Cliff railway station

Whitby West Cliff
The former station on Whitby's West Cliff
General information
Location	Whitby, Scarborough England
Coordinates	54°29′16″N 0°37′41″W / 54.487708°N 0.628000°W / 54.487708; -0.628000
Grid reference	NZ889111
Platforms	2 (3 in the 1930s)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	WR&MUR
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Key dates
3 December 1883	Opened
12 June 1961	Closed
Location

Whitby West Cliff railway station was a railway station on the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 3 December 1883, to serve the West Cliff area of the town of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. It was one of two stations serving Whitby; the other was Whitby Town railway station, which served the lines to Malton and Battersby.

West Cliff closed on 12 June 1961 meaning trains from Scarborough had to reverse at Prospect Hill Junction to go to Whitby Town.