Ripon railway station
Ripon | |||||
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The remains of the station buildings | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ripon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°08′44″N 1°30′52″W / 54.145483°N 1.514418°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE 318 723 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Leeds and Thirsk Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 5 January 1848 | Opened to goods | ||||
| 1 June 1848 | Opened to passengers | ||||
| 6 March 1967 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 5 September 1969 | Closed completely | ||||
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Ripon railway station was a railway station that served Ripon, North Yorkshire, England on the Leeds-Northallerton Line that ran between Harrogate and Northallerton. The station opened to goods traffic from Thirsk in January 1848, and then to passengers in June of the same year. Passenger workings to the south to Wormald Green and beyond did not start until September 1848. The station was closed to passengers in 1967, and then closed completely in 1969.