Heritage railway stations · North East England
Richmond railway station
Richmond railway station in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Richmond 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
Richmond railway station was a railway station that served the town of Richmond in North Yorkshire, England. The station was the terminus of a branch line that connected with what would become the East Coast Main Line.
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Background
History
Richmond station was the terminus of the now closed Eryholme-Richmond branch line. In 1845, the Great North of England Railway (GNER) was granted powers by the Great North of England and Richmond Railway Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. cii) to construct a branch line from Coopers House near Dalton, six miles south of Darlington, to Richmond. While construction of the line was underway the GNER was reconstituted as the York and Newcastle Railway, and it was this company which opened the line on 1846. Although the line opened on 10 September 1846, the present station at Richmond was not opened until 9 April 1847, a temporary wooden platform being provided in the interim. The line from Dalton…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4030, -1.7296
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- St. Martin's
- Postcode
- DL10 4LD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Official site
- www.northyorks.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7331056 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Richmond railway station (North Yorkshire) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Richmond railway station?
- Richmond railway station is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL10 4LD), in the parish of St. Martin's.
- Is Richmond railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Richmond railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Richmond railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL10 4LD. It sits within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency.