page_title: Harrogate railway station
section_title: Ripon Railway
hierarchical_section_title: Harrogate railway station / Ripon Railway
caption_attribution_description: Station Parade, Harrogate
context_page_description: Harrogate railway station serves the town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. Located on the Harrogate Line it is 18.25 miles north of Leeds. Northern operate the station and provide local passenger train services, with a London North Eastern Railway service to and from London King's Cross running 6 times per day.
context_section_description: The city was previously served by a railway station on the Leeds-Northallerton Line that ran between Leeds and Northallerton via Harrogate and Ripon. It was once part of the North Eastern Railway and then LNER. The site is now occupied by Starbeck railway station.
  The Ripon Line was closed to passengers on 6 March 1967 and to freight on 5 September 1969 as part of the wider Beeching Axe, despite a vigorous campaign by local campaigners, including the city's MP. Today much of the route of the line through the city is now a relief road and although the former station still stands, it is now surrounded by a new housing development. The issue remains a significant one in local politics and there are movements wanting to restore the line. Reports suggest the reopening of a line between Ripon and Harrogate railway station would be economically viable, costing £40 million and could initially attract 1,200 passengers a day, rising to 2,700. Campaigners call on MPs to restore Ripon railway link.
caption: A61 Station Parade, Harrogate
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