Rylstone railway station

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

Rylstone
Site of Rylstone Station in 2006
General information
Location	Rylstone, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°01′52″N2°03′12″W / 54.0312°N 2.0533°W / 54.0312; -2.0533
Grid reference	SD96625949
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
29 July 1902	Opened
22 September 1930	Closed to passengers
11 August 1969	Closed completely
Location

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.

Maps showing Rylstone Station

Old OS Maps (1924)

NPE Maps

Vision of Britain

Other maps

54°01′52″N2°03′12″W / 54.0312°N 2.0533°W / 54.0312; -2.0533