Askrigg railway station
Askrigg | |||||
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 Station buildings in August 1991 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Askrigg, North Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°18′47″N 2°05′23″W / 54.313019°N 2.089808°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD942908 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 February 1877 | Station opened | ||||
| 26 April 1954 | Station closed | ||||
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Askrigg railway station is a disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England, and served the village of Askrigg. It was located 660 yards (600 m) 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.[1][2][3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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,[1] although goods traffic continued until the Redmire to Hawes section closed to all traffic in 1964.[6]
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 plans to operate from Redmire to {{stnlnk|Northallerton West} but is currently (2025) only providing passenger services between Leyburn and Leeming Bar with occasional extensions to Scruton.[7]
Askrigg station buildings have been nicely restored and are now used by Bainbridge Vets[8] with the upper floor in use as residential accommodation. Part of the former goods yard now accommodates the Askrigg Brewery (aka The Yorkshire Dales Brewery[9]) and there is parking laid out for both establishments.
| Disused railways | ||||
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| Hawes Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Hawes Branch |
Aysgarth Line and station closed | ||
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways
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Following station | ||
| Proposed extension | ||||
| Hawes towards Garsdale
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Wensleydale Railway | Aysgarth towards Leeming Bar
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References
- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 58.
- ^ "Opening of the Wensleydale Railway". York Herald. 2 February 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2020. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
- ^ Williamson, David; Williamson, David; Grocock, Michael (2008). A portrait of the North Eastern Railway. North Eastern Railway Association. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-873513-58-3.
- ^ Jenkins, Stanley C (2002) [1993]. The Wensleydale Branch; a new history (2 ed.). Usk: Oakwood Press. p. 142. ISBN 0-85361-587-X.
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 10.
- ^ Jenkins, Stanley C (2002) [1993]. The Wensleydale Branch; a new history (2 ed.). Usk: Oakwood Press. p. 188. ISBN 0-85361-587-X.
- ^ "Running Days". Wensleydale Railway. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Home -". bainbridgevets.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Home". Yorkshire Dales Brewery. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
Bibliography
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
Further reading
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
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