Redmire railway station
Redmire | |
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Station on North Eastern Railway | |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 February 1878 | Opened |
26 April 1954 | Closed |
August 2004 | Reopened |
2019 | Services suspended |
Redmire railway station is the current western terminus of the Wensleydale Railway and serves the village of Redmire in North Yorkshire, England. It is the second busiest station on the Wensleydale Railway in terms of passenger numbers owing to its status as the western terminus of the line.[1]
History
The station was opened by the
The site was redeveloped in the early 1990s by the
Redmire Station House is now a Scout-owned activity centre giving children and other charities a base for a week or weekend visit to the area. Redmire Station House is owned by 2nd Acomb Scout Group, York and run on their behalf under a Declaration of Trust with four trustees. Redmire is primarily available for Scouts, youth groups and other charities. Other connected parties can also use the facilities away from peak times. Over its 50 years as a Scout Activity Centre, it has been visited by tens of thousands of children of varying abilities and backgrounds and other charitable organisations.[6]
It is the long-term aim of the Wensleydale Railway to re-lay the line from Redmire to
Notes
- ISSN 2516-5348.
- ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
- ^ "The Wensleydale Railway". Railways of Britain. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
- ^ "Station Name: REDMIRE". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ admind9523 (12 September 2022). "Return To Redmire Appeal". Wensleydale Railway. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Welcome to Redmire Station House". redmirestation.house. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Wensleydale Railway Association – History & Heritage". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
External links
- http://redmirestation.house – Scout Activity Centre home page
- YouTube video of Redmire Railway Station.
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Terminus | Wensleydale Railway | Leyburn | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Aysgarth Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway
Hawes Branch |
Wensley Line open, station closed | ||
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Aysgarth Line and station closed |
Wensleydale Railway | Leyburn Line and station open |