Ribblehead railway station
Ribblehead is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 52 miles 17 chains north-west of Leeds, serves the area of Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ulleskelf, Public domain.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “RHD” and “Ribblehead Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ribblehead Viaduct and Whernside.
Ribblehead Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Michael Bryan, CC BY 2.0.
The Ribblehead Viaduct or Batty Moss Viaduct carries the Settle–Carlisle railway across Batty Moss in the Ribble Valley at Ribblehead, in North Yorkshire, England. Ribblehead Viaduct is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Ribblehead railway station.
Whernside
Peak
Photo: Cyberdemon007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Whernside is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales in Northern England. It is the highest of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, the other two being Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent. Whernside is situated 2½ miles northwest of Ribblehead railway station.
Great Douk Cave
Cave
Photo: John Illingworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Great Douk Cave is a shallow cave system lying beneath the limestone bench of Ingleborough in Chapel-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England. It is popular with beginners and escorted groups, as it offers straightforward caving, and it is possible to follow the cave from where a stream emerges at a small waterfall to a second entrance close to where it sinks 600 yards further up the hill. Great Douk Cave is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ribblehead railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chapel-le-Dale and Selside.
Chapel-le-Dale
Hamlet
Chapel-le-Dale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in a valley of the same name, and was previously in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Chapel-le-Dale is situated 2 miles southwest of Ribblehead railway station.
Selside
Hamlet
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles north west of Horton in Ribblesdale. Selside was mentioned, in the form Selesat, in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou. Selside is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ribblehead railway station.
Stone House
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stone House is a locality at Dent Head on the River Dee, in the county of Cumbria, England, to the south-east of Cowgill and to the north-west of Newby Head. Stone House is situated 4½ miles north of Ribblehead railway station.
Ribblehead railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Ingleton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.2055° or 54° 12′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.36037° or 2° 21′ 37″ westElevation
1,030 feet (314 metres)Operator
Northern TrainsNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“RHD”Open location code
9C6V6J4Q+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 20975595OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Ribblehead railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Ribblehead”
- Dutch: “Station Ribblehead”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ريبليهياد”
- French: “gare de Ribblehead”
- French: “Ribblehead”
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