Settle Junction railway station
| Settle Junction | |
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Up ammonia tank empties in 1962
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| Location | |
| Place | Settle |
| Area | Craven |
| Coordinates | 54°02′25″N 2°16′54″W / 54.0404°N 2.2818°WCoordinates: 54°02′25″N 2°16′54″W / 54.0404°N 2.2818°W |
| Grid reference | SD815605 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| October 1876 | Opened |
| 1 November 1877 | Closed to passengers |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Settle Junction railway station was located near the town of Settle, North Yorkshire, England, immediately to south of the junction between the Midland Railway's North Western and Settle-Carlisle branches, 39 3⁄4 miles (64.0 km) northwest of Leeds.
It was opened five months after the main line to Carlisle to serve as an "exchange station" with the older route to Morecambe (as stated in an 1872 report submitted to the Settle and Carlisle Construction Committee of the MR by General Manager James Allport and Chief Engineer John Crossley). However, the expected traffic failed to materialise and after just one year of operation, it was closed on 1 November 1877.
Its remote location (1 3⁄4 miles (2.8 km) south of Settle and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Long Preston) undoubtedly contributed to its early demise, as potential travellers had the choice of three alternative stations (Settle, Giggleswick or Long Preston) that were all more conveniently sited for their respective communities.
Little trace of the station remains today, although the station house survived in private ownership until well after nationalisation of the railways in 1948, finally succumbing to demolition in the late 1960s. Settle Junction signal box (a Midland Railway timber structure dating from 1913) is still operational and can easily be seen from the adjacent A65, which runs alongside the railway at this point. The box houses a London Midland Region standard frame of 31 levers and controls the busy double junction (which was rebuilt following a derailment in 1979) between the two lines, as well as the block sections toward Hellifield to the south, Blea Moor Sidings to the north and Carnforth Station Junction to the north west.
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