Askrigg railway station

Askrigg
265px Station buildings (1993)
Location
Place	Hawes
Area	Richmondshire
Coordinates
Grid reference	SD942908
Operations
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	1
History
1 February 1878	Station opens
26 April 1954	Station closes
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Askrigg railway station is a disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England and served the village of Askrigg. It was part of the Wensleydale Railway until it closed. The Wensleydale Railway Association aims to rebuild the railway from Northallerton to Garsdale and plans to re-open the station.

History

Opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1878, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was subsequently closed by the British Transport Commission in April 1954, 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

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Hawes Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Hawes Branch		Aysgarth Line and station closed
	Proposed Heritage railways
Hawes Line and station closed		Wensleydale Railway		Aysgarth Line and station closed

References

• Station on navigable O.S. map