Ribblehead railway station
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Ribblehead is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 52 miles 17 chains (84 km) north-west of Leeds, serves the area of Ribblehead, Craven in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
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Location | Ribblehead, Craven England | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°12′20″N 2°21′39″W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | SD765789 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||||||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Station code | RHD | ||||||||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||||||||
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Original company | Midland Railway | ||||||||||
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||||||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||||||||
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4 December 1876 | Opened as Batty Green | ||||||||||
1 May 1877 | Renamed Ribblehead | ||||||||||
4 May 1970 | Closed | ||||||||||
16 July 1986 | Reopened[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018/19 | 19,260 | ||||||||||
2019/20 | 23,102 | ||||||||||
2020/21 | 4,754 | ||||||||||
2021/22 | 20,032 | ||||||||||
2022/23 | 23,426 | ||||||||||
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The station is located at the southern end of the famous Ribblehead Viaduct, which spans a length of 400 metres (1,300 ft) over Batty Moss.