Place Hawes Grid reference SD942908 1 February 1878 Station opens Platforms in use 1 | Area Richmondshire Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway Original company North Eastern Railway | |
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Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway Similar Hawes railway station, Aysgarth railway station, Redmire railway station, Garsdale railway station, Coronation Chair | ||
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.
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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