Leeds-Northallerton Railway
The Leeds-Northallerton railway is a part disbanded railway line between West and North Yorkshire, in England.
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History
The section between Leeds and Harrogate is still extant, though it now follows a former branch line to York instead of continuing through Ripon to Northallerton.
The Line was opened by the Leeds Northern Railway, in the 1850s. The line then became part of the North Eastern Railway in the 1923 grouping.
The line north of Harrogate was closed as part of the notorious Beeching axe, the track was oficcially closed in 1967, though a limited number of freight trains used the line to Ripon until 1969.
It was thought that closing this stretch of line would have little impact, since passengers travelling north could join the East Coast Main Line at York.
The closure of the northern section of the line meant an end to over 100 years of railway service to the city of Ripon.
Present
In recent years a feasibility study has been undertaken into the possibilities of reopening the closed stretch of line between Harrogate and Northallerton. There has been a large amount of public support for the scheme and it could be completed as soon as 2014.
List of stations on the Leeds-Northallerton railway
from Leeds
- Leeds Central railway station (closed)
- Holbeck Low Level (closed)
- Royal Gardens [citation needed] (closed)
- Burley Park
- Headingley
- Leeds Woodside (closed)
- Horsforth
- Craggs Mill [citation needed] (closed)
- Weeton
- Pannal
- Hornbeam Park
- Harrogate
- Bilton (proposed)
- Nidd Bridge (closed)
- Ripon (closed)
- Melmerby (closed)
- Northallerton
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