Embsay railway station

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Embsay
Embsay Station
The station building at Embsay
Location
Place Embsay
Local authority Craven
Operations
Managed by Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Platforms in use 2
History
Key dates Opened 1888
Closed 1962
Reopened 1979
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Embsay railway station is a railway station on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves the small village of Embsay in North Yorkshire. The station is the other terminus on the railway and was re-opened in 1979. The station was brought back to its former LMS glory.

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The original station building was constructed in 1888 by the Midland Railway and was modernised by the LMS. The station was used up until the 1960s. The station was re-opened by the Yorkshire Dales Railway (Embsay Railway) in 1979. It was brought back to its former glory in the days of the LMS.

In December 2004, Emmerdale used the station for the location of Hotten station.

On the 6th February 2008, a new signal box arrived, an original from 1892 (Midland Railway). The signal box is to add character to the station.[1]

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The railway station site includes:

  • The ticket office
  • The gift shop
  • The Embsay Book Shop
  • The car park
  • The Engine Sheds

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Preceding station Heritage Railways  Heritage railways Following station
Terminus   Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway   Holywell Halt
Disused Railways
Skipton   Midland Railway
Skipton to Ilkley Line
  Bolton Abbey