Ribblehead railway station
Ribblehead 
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| Location | |
| Place | Ribblehead |
| Local authority | Craven |
| Coordinates | 54°12′21″N 2°21′39″W / 54.2057°N 2.3609°WCoordinates: 54°12′21″N 2°21′39″W / 54.2057°N 2.3609°W |
| Grid reference | SD765789 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RHD |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 20,892 |
| 2012/13 |
18,636 |
| 2013/14 |
18,448 |
| 2014/15 |
 19,820 |
| 2015/16 |
18,930 |
| History | |
| 1876 | opened |
| 1970 | closed |
| 1986 | reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ribblehead from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Ribblehead railway station is located at the southern end of the famous Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire, England. It is operated by Northern who provide all passenger train services.
The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.
It was reopened in 1986 by British Rail with only one platform (the southbound one) in place - the northbound one having been demolished after the station's original closure in May 1970 to allow for the construction of transfer sidings for a nearby quarry (these still exist and have recently been restored to use for timber trains - see below). A replacement second platform was opened in 1993 a short distance south of the original site.
In previous years, Ribblehead served as a meteorological station, with the stationmaster transmitting coded reports to the Air Ministry. In 1957, the task was carried out by a former Royal Air Force navigator. Monthly services were held in the station's waiting room by the Vicar of Ingleton. These were accompanied by a harmonium concealed behind a billboard in the waiting room, which was brought to the station by a missionary who came as a minister to the construction gangs when the railway was being constructed through the moors in the early 1870s.British Rail charged 2 shillings for the use of the waiting room, which saw as many as 50 worshippers at harvest festivals.
This station is now leased by the Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust, who have completely restored and refurbished it (reopened to public use in 2000). There are resident caretakers, a small shop selling memorabilia, and its Visitor Centre includes exhibits about the history of the line and the fight to keep it open. One exhibit in the Visitor Centre is the original station sign and a small exhibition about the Midland Railway company, builders of the line and originally the train operators.
The platforms both have level access, but the northbound one is linked to the rest of the station by a barrow crossing and is not recommended for use for disabled passengers without assistance. Train running information is available via telephone and information posters. The station is unstaffed and no ticket machine is provided, so passengers must purchase them on the train or before their journey.
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