| Yorkshire Dales Railway | |
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 60083 James Murray passes Rylstone with a stone service to Redcar in 2008 | |
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Grassington Branch |
| Status | Open |
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| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| History | |
| Commenced | 7 June 1900 |
| Opened | 2 July 1902 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 11 mi (18 km) |
| Number of tracks | 1 (was dual to former Embsay Junction) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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The Yorkshire Dales Railway was a branch line linking the town of Skipton with the villages of Rylstone, Threshfield and Grassington in North Yorkshire, England. There were two stations on the line – Grassington & Threshfield and Rylstone – and a connection via the Skipton to Ilkley Line to Skipton.
The line closed to passengers in 1930, but is still in use up to Swinden Quarry for the transport of aggregates. It is also known as the Grassington Branch.