Editing Richmond, North Yorkshire (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Ally in Richmond, North Yorkshire.jpg|thumb|alt=Stone street going up a hill|Alley in Richmond]]
[[Richmond railway station (North Yorkshire)|Richmond Railway Station]] opened in 1846 and closed in 1968, a year before [[Eryholme-Richmond branch line|the branch line]] itself was taken out of service. After the station closed, the building was used for many years as a garden centre.<ref>{{cite book |last=Blakemore |first=Michael |title=Railways of the Yorkshire Dales |date=2005 |publisher=Great Northern Book |location=Ilkley |isbn=1-905080-03-4 |page=54}}</ref> It has now been renovated by the Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust and opened in late 2007, now titled "The Station", a mixed-use space for community and commercial activities.<ref>{{cite web|last=Catford|first=Nick|title=Richmond Station|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/richmond/index.shtml|website=Disused Stations|access-date=30 January 2016}}</ref> The nearest main line station to Richmond is now [[Darlington railway station|Darlington]] on the [[East Coast Main Line]], {{convert|13|mi}} north-east.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rowe |first=Mark |title=Have a Swale of a time walking in the Yorkshire's Dales |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/activity-adventure/activity-holidays/have-a-swale-of-a-time-walking-in-the-yorkshires-dales-983586.html |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=The Independent |date=2 November 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite map|title =Darlington & Richmond |map = 304|year =2015 |scale =1:25,000 |series =Explorer |publisher =Ordnance Survey |isbn =9780319245569 }}</ref>

The town is served by [[Arriva North East]] buses to [[Darlington]] and [[Catterick Garrison]], as well as links to [[Barnard Castle]] and [[Northallerton]] provided by Hodgsons and routes to [[Leyburn]] and [[Ripon]] by [[Dales & District]], along with [[North Yorkshire County Council|council]] run services that serve Richmond's residential areas. The Little White Bus connects Richmond with the villages of [[Swaledale]] as far west as [[Keld, North Yorkshire|Keld]] and is operated solely by volunteer drivers.<ref>{{cite web|title=How a volunteer bus service is providing a lifeline in the Dales|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/how-volunteer-bus-service-providing-lifeline-dales-1766392|work=The Yorkshire Post|date=9 December 2017 |access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hodgsons Buses – Hodgsons Buses|url=http://www.hodgsonsbuses.com/|website=www.hodgsonsbuses.com|access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://getdown.org.uk/bus/bus/x26.shtml "Bus services in York"], Getdown.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2019</ref><ref>[http://getdown.org.uk/bus/search/richmond.shtml "Bus services in York – Richmond (North Yorkshire)"], Getdown.org.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2019</ref>

Richmond has two four digit A-roads passing through it; the [[A6108 road|A6108]] is the main entry route from the [[A1(M) motorway|A1(M)]] junction at [[Scotch Corner]], and continues west towards [[Leyburn]] and then [[Ripon]]. The [[A6136 road|A6136]] connects to nearby Catterick Garrison across [[Mercury Bridge]] that spans the [[River Swale]]. Mercury Bridge is [[grade II listed]], and as its original name of ''Station Bridge'' suggests, it was built to give vehicular access to the railway station.<ref>{{NHLE|desc=MERCURY BRIDGE, St. Martin's |num=1317112|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Disused Stations: Richmond Station |url=http://disused-stations.org.uk/r/richmond/index.shtml |website=disused-stations.org.uk |access-date=31 May 2020}}</ref> In June 2000, [[Autumn 2000 Western Europe floods|heavy flooding]] resulted in the bridge suffering considerable structural damage to one side, repairs were made at a cost of approximately £500,000 and the bridge re-opened to traffic in December of the same year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Traders hit by bridge collapse|url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7137365.traders-hit-bridge-collapse/|work=The Northern Echo|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Features & Archives » Mercury (Station) Bridge Repairs 2000 – 2001|url=https://www.richmond.org/archives/mercury-bridge/archive.html|website=www.richmond.org|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref>

The closest airport is [[Teesside International Airport]] just to the east of Darlington approximately {{convert|18|mi}} north-east.