Horton-In-Ribblesdale Railway Station

Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station is a small station in Horton in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England on the Settle–Carlisle Line 47 + 1 /4mi northwest of. HistoryThe station was completed by the Midland Railway in 1876 and was opened for the use of passengers on 1 May. It was initially named Horton. The London Midland and Scottish Railway absorbed the Midland Railway on 1 January 1923 and renamed the station as Horton-in-Ribblesdale on 26 September 1927. The station buildings were designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders. The station is currently (2016) served and managed by Northern as are all the trains calling at the station. It is unstaffed, with no ticket vending facilities (so tickets can only be purchased in advance or on the train). The station waiting room is open for public use, having been restored by the Settle & Carlisle Railway Trust in 2002 as part of a wider refurbishment of the main buildings on the eastern side (other parts of the building are rented out for commercial use). It is located near to Pen-y-ghent, one of the mountains known collectively as the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The station and the village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale is located 850 feet above sea level, per the decorative station information board, and is approximately 6mi north of Settle.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station is a small station in Horton in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire, England on the Settle–Carlisle Line 47 + 1 /4mi northwest of. HistoryThe station was completed by the Midland Railway in 1876 and was opened for the use of passengers on 1 May. It was initially named Horton. The London Midland and Scottish Railway absorbed the Midland Railway on 1 January 1923 and renamed the station as Horton-in-Ribblesdale on 26 September 1927. The station buildings were designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders. The station is currently (2016) served and managed by Northern as are all the trains calling at the station. It is unstaffed, with no ticket vending facilities (so tickets can only be purchased in advance or on the train). The station waiting room is open for public use, having been restored by the Settle & Carlisle Railway Trust in 2002 as part of a wider refurbishment of the main buildings on the eastern side (other parts of the building are rented out for commercial use). It is located near to Pen-y-ghent, one of the mountains known collectively as the Yorkshire Three Peaks. The station and the village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale is located 850 feet above sea level, per the decorative station information board, and is approximately 6mi north of Settle.