Heritage railway stations · North East England
Ravenstonedale railway station
Ravenstonedale railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Christine Johnstone — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Ravenstonedale railway station is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ravenstonedale railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway (SD&LUR) between Tebay and Kirkby Stephen East. It served the villages of Ravenstonedale and Newbiggin-on-Lune.
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Background
History
The station was built by the SD&LUR, which was promoted by the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) and was opened on 8 August 1861. It was initially named Newbiggin until it was renamed Ravenstonedale on 1 January 1877. The SD&LUR was merged into the S&DR on 1 January 1863 and the latter was merged into the North Eastern Railway (NER) on 13 July 1863. The station had two passenger platforms and a small goods siding. The main station building was erected on the northerly (eastbound) side of the line next to the road from Tebay to Ravenstonedale and Kirkby Stephen. On the railway grouping of 1 January 1923, the NER became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and British Railways…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4427, -2.4634
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Ravenstonedale
- Postcode
- CA17 4LZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
Sources
- wikidata: Q3097385 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ravenstonedale railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ravenstonedale railway station?
- Ravenstonedale railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CA17 4LZ), in the parish of Ravenstonedale.
- Is Ravenstonedale railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Ravenstonedale railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ravenstonedale railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA17 4LZ. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.