The railway station at Horton-in-Ribblesdale in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales now has a new footbridge that is part of a multi-million-pound investment to make the station safer and more accessible.
Horton-in-Ribblesdale station is managed by train operator Northern and is on the Settle to Carlisle line at the foot of Pen-y-Ghent, one of the peaks in Yorkshire‘s Three Peaks walk
Until the installation of the footbridge, it was necessary for passengers and walkers to use a foot crossing to cross the railway lines.
As well as being part of the station infrastructure, the bridge is a new public right of way that provides a safer alternative to crossing the railway at ground level.
Lifts are also being installed as part of the footbridge, and they are expected to be in service by next summer.
Until the installation of the lifts has been completed, a temporary crossing has been provided north of the station.
The Department for Transport‘s Access for All programme provided £1m towards funding the project.
This summer, Horton-in-Ribblesdale was one of the stations served by Northern‘s Saturday service from Rochdale to Ribblehead for people who wished to explore the Yorkshire Dales.
“It’s great to see investment going towards improving safety for passengers and walkers in this wonderful area. I’m pleased that the project keeps accessibility in mind too.”
Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon
Responses
What a waste of money. There’s hardly any traffic on the line. It’s not remotely dangerous crossing this line.
If people can safely cross the high speed ECML with its frequent trains then I’m sure they can cross this line where’s there’s barely any traffic all day.