| Finghall | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Finghall |
| Local authority | Richmondshire |
| Coordinates | 54°18′21″N 1°43′06″W / 54.305860°N 1.718200°WCoordinates: 54°18′21″N 1°43′06″W / 54.305860°N 1.718200°W |
| Grid reference | SE183900 |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Wensleydale Railway |
| Platforms in use | 1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Bedale and Leyburn Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 19 May 1856 | Opened as Finghall Lane |
| 26 April 1954 | Closed |
| 23 December 2004 | Reopened as Finghall |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Finghall railway station is on the Wensleydale Railway and serves the village of Finghall in North Yorkshire, England. Adjacent to the station is a manually operated gated crossing on the single track Wensleydale Railway.
The station reopened on Thursday 23 December 2004[1] after being closed for half a century. Finghall was used in the 1970s by the BBC Television programme All Creatures Great and Small, but no passengers trains called at the station during that time.
References
- ^ "New Dales railway station opens". BBC News. 23 December 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/4120171.stm. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedale | Wensleydale Railway | Leyburn | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Jervaulx | North Eastern Railway Bedale and Leyburn Railway |
Constable Burton | ||
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