It was opened on 3 December 1883, and served the villages of Hinderwell and Runswick Bay.

[1] Like most stations on the line between Loftus and Whitby West Cliff, it was built with a passing loop.

[3] The station buildings have all been demolished, and small industrial units occupy the site.

However, the former railway cottages are still (February 2008) extant, albeit modernised and extended.

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