Rylstone railway station

Not to be confused with Rylstone railway station, New South Wales.

Rylstone
Site of Rylstone Station in 2006
General information
LocationRylstone, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°01′52″N 2°03′12″W / 54.0312°N 2.0533°W / 54.0312; -2.0533
Grid referenceSD96625949
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
29 July 1902Opened
22 September 1930Closed to passengers
11 August 1969Closed completely

Rylstone railway station was a railway station that served the small village of Rylstone in North Yorkshire, England. It was built by the Yorkshire Dales Railway and operated by the Midland Railway.[1] The station opened on 29 July 1902 with a station building that was to the same design as most of the stations on the Derwent Valley Light Railway.[2]

The station had just one platform with a through line, with a goods shed and cattle dock to the east side, and a passing loop to the north of the station.[3]

The LMS closed the station to passengers in 1930, but special 'tourist trains' ran to Grassington & Threshfield via Rylstone up until 11 August 1969. Rylstone station has been demolished, but the line is still open to Swinden Quarry.[4]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Skipton   Midland Railway
Yorkshire Dales Railway 		  Grassington & Threshfield

References

  1. ^ 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. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Minnis, John (2014). Britain's Lost Railways. London: Aurum Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-7112-6162-4.
  3. ^ Binns 1990, p. 14.
  4. ^ Rylstone Station at Subterranea Britannica

Sources

  • Binns, Donald (1990). The Yorkshire Dales Railway : the Grassington Branch. Skipton: Northern Heritage. ISBN 0-907941-35-4.
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54°01′52″N 2°03′12″W / 54.0312°N 2.0533°W / 54.0312; -2.0533