Settle–Carlisle line

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The Settle–Carlisle line is a historic and scenic railway route in northern England, renowned for its dramatic Pennine landscapes and iconic Victorian engineering such as the Ribblehead Viaduct.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf passenger railway
railway line
connectsWith Leeds via Settle Junction
constructedBy Midland Railway
constructionStart 1869
country United Kingdom
crosses Pennines
electrification non-electrified
gauge standard gauge
hasGradient steep gradients over the Pennines
hasStation Appleby railway station
Armathwaite railway station
Carlisle railway station
Dent railway station
Garsdale railway station
Horton-in-Ribblesdale railway station
Kirkby Stephen railway station
Langwathby railway station
Lazonby & Kirkoswald railway station
Ribblehead railway station
Settle railway station
hasStructure Arten Gill Viaduct
Dent Head Viaduct
Ribblehead Viaduct
hasTunnel Blea Moor Tunnel
heritageOperations special excursion trains
heritageStatus protected from closure
knownFor Ribblehead Viaduct
Victorian engineering
scenic views
length approximately 73 miles
lineNumber Leeds–Morecambe and Settle–Carlisle route
locatedIn England
Northern England
opened 1876
operator Network Rail
Northern Trains
originalOperator Midland Railway
ownedBy Network Rail
partOf National Rail network
linked to: National Rail
passesThrough Eden Valley
Yorkshire Dales
region Cumbria
Yorkshire Dales National Park
linked to: Yorkshire Dales
savedFromClosure 1989
terminus Carlisle
Settle
tourismImportance popular tourist railway
trackConfiguration double track
usedFor freight services
passenger services

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London, Midland and Scottish Railway operatedRoute Settle–Carlisle line
Carlisle hasRailwayLine Settle–Carlisle line
Eden Valley hasTransport Settle–Carlisle railway
linked to: Settle–Carlisle line
Midland Railway operatedRailwayLine Settle–Carlisle line
Midland Railway keyRoute Settle–Carlisle route to Scotland
linked to: Settle–Carlisle line
North Yorkshire contains Settle–Carlisle railway (section)
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Settle servedByRailway Settle–Carlisle line
Settle hasLandmark Settle–Carlisle railway
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Ribblehead locatedOn Settle–Carlisle line
Ribblehead Viaduct locatedOn Settle–Carllisle line
subject linked to: Ribblehead
linked to: Settle–Carlisle line
Yorkshire Dales transport Settle–Carlisle railway
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Craven contains Settle–Carlisle line
Dent railway station locatedOn Settle–Carlisle line
subject linked to: Dent, Yorkshire, England
Tyne Valley line connectsTo Settle–Carlisle line
Carlisle railway station servedByLine Settle and Carlisle line
linked to: Settle–Carlisle line
Langwathby railwayLine Settle–Carlisle line
Lazonby servedByRailwayLine Settle–Carlisle line
Kirkby Stephen onRailwayLine Settle–Carlisle line
Armathwaite servedByRailwayLine Settle–Carlisle line
Kirkby Thore nearFormerRailway Settle–Carlisle line
Skipton servedByRailLine Settle–Carlisle line
Glasgow St Enoch railway station servedRoute Settle–Carlisle line
Ribblehead Viaduct partOf Settle–Carlisle line
Ribblehead Viaduct railwayLine Settle–Carlisle line
Ribblehead Viaduct locatedOn Midland Railway’s historic Settle–Carlisle route
linked to: Settle–Carlisle line
Carlisle, Cumbria, England isTerminusOf Settle–Carlisle line
Settle railway station railwayLine Settle–Carlisle line
Settle railway station isOnScenicRoute Settle–Carlisle railway
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Langcliffe locatedNear Settle–Carlisle railway
linked to: Settle–Carlisle line
Ribblesdale traversedBy Settle–Carlisle railway
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Ribblehead railway station line Settle–Carlisle line
Ribblehead railway station locatedOn Settle–Carlisle railway
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Batty Moss crossedBy Settle–Carlisle railway
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