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## Robin Hood's Bay railway station
Opened on 16 July 1885, Robin Hood's Bay railway station was a key stop on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway, serving the fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay and the nearby Fylingthorpe. The station featured two platforms functioning as a passing loop, with stone-built station buildings and a signal box on the south side, facing the Scarborough-bound track. Its goods yard was the largest intermediate station on the line, equipped with five sidings, a cattle dock, coal yard, goods shed, and weighbridge. Incoming freight primarily consisted of coal, making it the second busiest station for this commodity after Cloughton. Outgoing freight included seafood and gravel; in 1913, 151 tonnes were dispatched from the station. Passenger services ceased on 8 March 1965, and the station closed permanently. Today, the station building and former stationmaster's house have been repurposed as holiday accommodations, while the goods shed has been converted into a village hall. The former trackbed now forms part of the Scarborough to Whitby Railway Path, known as the Cinder Track. (en.wikipedia.org)
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