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Ingleton railway station (London and North Western Railway)

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309:(MR), and the L&NWR did everything in its power to frustrate the MR's ambition of using the new line as a main route to Scotland. Thus the L&NWR built Ingleton (L&NW) station at the other end of Ingleton Viaduct. The Ingleton Branch, and the L&NW station, opened on 16 September 1861. The MR reopened the original Ingleton station two weeks later but refused to let L&NW trains use it. Passengers had to walk nearly a mile (1½ km) between the two Ingleton stations, descending into the valley below and climbing up the other side, where they often had a long wait as the companies did not cooperate over timetabling either. By 1862, the MR agreed to allow L&NW trains to terminate at the Midland station, but both Ingleton stations remained open and connections were not timetabled. 218: 225: 114: 76: 326:
The L&NW station closed on 1 January 1917. The other station survived until the line's closure in 1954. The L&NW station was demolished and the site is now used by a fuel supplier.
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On 13 March 1893, a 1-mile (2 km) mineral line was opened from the L&NW station to Meal Bank Quarry. It passed over a high embankment and bridge across the entrance to the
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was originally opened in 1849 as a temporary terminus, but closed only ten months later as the company could not afford to continue the line beyond Ingleton.
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The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present
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fare to cross the viaduct between the two stations simply to enjoy the view.
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On the positive side, the presence of two stations allowed people to pay a
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station) was one of two stations serving the village of
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Ingleton (L&NW) railway station
Ingleton
Craven
North Yorkshire
54°09′17″N 2°28′30″W / 54.1547°N 2.4751°W / 54.1547; -2.4751
Grid reference
SD689733
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
London and North Western Railway
Ingleton (L&NW) is located in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
Ingleton, North Yorkshire
Ingleton Branch Line
"Little" North Western Railway
Ingleton station
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
Ingleton Branch Line
Low Gill
London and North Western Railway
Midland Railway
penny
Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
ISBN
0 85361 394 X


Butt, R. V. J.
The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present
Sparkford
ISBN

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