Askrigg railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other Askrigg railway station is a disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England, and served the village of Askrigg. It was located west of the village, in the neighbouring civil parish of Low Abbotside. It was part of the Wensleydale Railway until it closed. The Wensleydale Railway Association aims to rebuild the railway from Northallerton to Garsdale, with an eventual aim of reopening the intermediate stations.

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 February 1877, with station buildings designed by Thomas Prosser and a single platform.Template:Sfn The main running line was the northernmost track which had the platform adjoining; the southern track was not furnished with a platform, and although two goods trains, or a goods and a passenger train could pass at the station, it was unsuited to two passenger workings passing there. The line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923.

The station was host to a camping coach from 1936 to 1939 and could possibly have had a coach in 1933 and/or 1934.Template:Sfn

The line then passed on to the North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was subsequently closed by the British Transport Commission on 26 April 1954,Template:Sfn although goods traffic continued until the Redmire to Hawes section closed to all traffic in 1964.

The site today

The track has been lifted through the station site. The nearest track on the line runs from Redmire eastward, providing rail access for military traffic to local training areas. The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage line which operates from Redmire to Northallerton West

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Bibliography

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External links

• Station on navigable O.S. map

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