Rylstone railway station was a railway station that served the small village of Rylstone

Rylstone

Rylstone is a village and civil parish in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated very near to Cracoe and about 6 miles south west of Grassington....

 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It was built by the Yorkshire Dales Railway and operated by the Midland Railway

Midland Railway

The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....

. The station opened on the 29 July 1902. The LMS

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...

 closed the station to passengers, but special 'tourist trains' ran to Grassington & Threshfield

Grassington & Threshfield railway station

Grassington & Threshfield railway station was a railway station that served the villages of Grassington and Threshfield, in North Yorkshire, England.- History :...

 via Rylstone up until 11 August 1969. Rylstone station has been demolished, but the line is still open to Swinden Quarry

Swinden Quarry

Swinden Quarry is a quarry located on the Skipton to Grassington Line near the village of Cracoe in North Yorkshire. It is owned by Tarmac. The railway line still serves this mine....