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Redmire railway station is the current western terminus of the
Wensleydale Railway The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage railway in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England. It was built in stages by different railway companies and originally extended to Garsdale railway station on the Settle-Carlisle line ...
, although it is not currently served by passenger services, and serves the village of
Redmire Redmire is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is about west of Leyburn in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Y ...
in
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,
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. Before temporary closure in 2019, it was the second busiest station on the Wensleydale Railway in terms of passenger numbers owing to its status as the western terminus of the line.


History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1878 as part of the Hawes extension of their route from Northallerton via
Leyburn Leyburn is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, sitting above the northern bank of the River Ure in Wensleydale. Historic counties of England, Historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire, the name was derived from 'Ley' ...
but it lost its passenger service in April 1954. The site was redeveloped in the early 1990s by the
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to allow movement of military equipment by rail to and from
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, an operation that continues periodically to this day. Previously, the site was used as a quarry loading terminal for daily limestone trains to the now closed
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at Redcar. This traffic kept the 22 mile (35.6 km) branch from
Northallerton Northallerton ( ) is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the River Wiske in the Vale of Mowbray and had a population of 16,832 in 2011. Northallerton is an administrative centre for York and North Yorkshire ...
open after the Beeching cuts of the 1960s claimed the remainder of the line towards
Hawes Hawes is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, at the head of Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, and historically in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The River Ure north of the town is a tourist attraction in the Yorks ...
but its end in December 1992 left the line's future in doubt until the MoD stepped in. The Wensleydale Railway subsequently leased the line from
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and began operating passenger trains to Redmire in 2004. Passenger services were halted in 2019 due to the track being life expired with some sections dating from before the
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. The Wensleydale Railway is currently fundraising to replace the track and allow services to reach Redmire once again. Redmire Station House is now a Scout-owned activity centre giving children and other charities a base for a week or weekend visit to the area. Redmire Station House is owned by 2nd Acomb Scout Group, York and run on their behalf under a Declaration of Trust with four trustees. Redmire is primarily available for Scouts, youth groups and other charities. Other connected parties can also use the facilities away from peak times. Over its 50 years as a Scout Activity Centre, it has been visited by tens of thousands of children of varying abilities and backgrounds and other charitable organisations. It is the long-term aim of the Wensleydale Railway to re-lay the line from Redmire to
Garsdale Garsdale is a dale in the south-east of Cumbria, England. It lies within the Westmorland and Furness local government district and in the Yorkshire Dales National Park for planning purposes; it was historically a part of the West Riding of ...
on the Settle-Carlisle Railway.


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External links


http://redmirestation.house – Scout Activity Centre home pageYouTube video of Redmire Railway Station.
{{s-end Heritage railway stations in North Yorkshire Wensleydale Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1878 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1954 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2004 Former North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom) stations