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Notes: Grassington & Threshfield station was opened by the Yorkshire Dales Railway on the 29th July 1902. (The official opening date is 30th July 1902 but four public trains rand the previous day) The station was situated at the end of a 8.75 mile branch line, The Grassington Branch, which diverged from the Skipton to Ilkley railway, at Embsay Junction. The original intention of the Yorkshire Dales Railway Company had been to continue the line northwards to Darlington but this never happened and Grassington and Threshfield Station remained a terminus.
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Grassington & Threshfield station was actually located in the village of Threshfield which is on the west side of the river Wharfe. The station was built at this location because it would have been very expensive to build a bridge across the River Wharfe in order to reach the larger settlement of Grassington. When it first opened the station was provided with two platforms. A single |
story timber buildingwhich provided the usual facilities was located on the east platform. At some point during the stations history, possibly after closure, the west side platform was removed. Numerous sidings and a goods shed were also provided.
At the time of opening passenger services were operated by the Midland Railway mostly running between Skipton and Grassington & Threshfield calling at the only intermediate station on the line Rylstone. Excursions ran from various destinations during the summer months. The station was initially called Grassington but was renamed Grassington & Threshfield in October 1902 although this name didn't appear in timetables until May 1903.
At the 1923 ‘Grouping’ the Grassington Branch became part of the London Midland Scottish Railway who closed the line to regular passenger services on the 22nd September 1930 only twenty eight years after services had begun. Summer excursions continued to run into the station right up to the 1960s. In August 1969 a final passenger-carrying train ran into Grassington & Threshfield station. This excursion, promoted by the Yorkshire Dales Railway Society, ran some 67 years after the opening of the line.
Goods services continued to run to Grassington & Threshfield until the 11th of August 1969 after which the track was lifted to a point just over one mile to the south where the Swinden limeworks was located. Today daily goods services continue to operate along the branch to the works.
The station building and platform were all demolished after closure. A modern housing estate now stands on the site of the station.
For further pictures of Grassington & Threshfield Station see info see Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway web site.
Ticket from Michael Stewart
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