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Carnaby railway station

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Carnaby
Carnaby railway station in 2007
General information
LocationEast Riding of Yorkshire
Platforms2
History
Original companyYork and North Midland Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
06 October 1846opened
05 January 1970closed

Carnaby railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Carnaby on the Yorkshire Coast Line line from Scarborough to Hull and was opened on 6 October 1846 by the York and North Midland Railway. It closed on 5 January 1970.

Murder at Carnaby railway station

On the morning of 14 February 1871, the body of Edna Robertson, a local housewife and member of the women's institute, was found by the postal courier on platform 1. The murder was never solved.[citation needed]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Burton Agnes
Station closed; Line open
  Y&NMR
Hull and Scarborough Line
  Bridlington