Askrigg railway station

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.

Askrigg
Station buildings in August 1991
General information
Location	Askrigg, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54.313019°N 2.089808°W / 54.313019; -2.089808
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

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 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