Editing Ripon (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Ripon Bus Station - geograph.org.uk - 76827.jpg|thumb|Ripon Bus Station]]
[[File:The Ripon Canal.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Ripon Canal]] continues to be used by [[barge]]s in the modern day.]]

The city was previously served by [[Ripon railway station]] on the [[Leeds-Northallerton Railway|Leeds-Northallerton Line]] that ran between [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] and [[Northallerton railway station|Northallerton]].<ref name="railwaynorth">{{cite news|url=http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2004/5/14/52376.html |title=Reopening line makes economic sense, says study |work=Northern Echo |access-date=1 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102201026/http://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2004/5/14/52376.html |archive-date=2 January 2010 }}</ref> It was once part of the [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|North Eastern Railway]] and then [[London & North Eastern Railway]]. The Ripon to Harrogate Line was closed in the 1960s as part of the [[Beeching cuts]].<ref name="bbc rail"/> 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.<ref name="railwaynorth" /> Reports suggest the reopening of a line between Ripon and [[Harrogate railway station|Harrogate]] would be economically viable, costing £40&nbsp;million and initially attracting 1,200 passengers a day, rising to 2,700.<ref name="railwaynorth" /><ref name="bbc rail">{{cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3702743.stm|title = Backing for restoring rail link|publisher = BBC|work = BBC News Online|date = 11 May 2004|access-date = 4 January 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040716134836/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/3702743.stm|archive-date = 16 July 2004|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/campaigners-call-on-mps-to-restore-ripon-railway-link-1-6381730|title = Campaigners call on MPs to restore Ripon railway link|work = [[Yorkshire Post]]|access-date = 2 March 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150713104748/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/campaigners-call-on-mps-to-restore-ripon-railway-link-1-6381730|archive-date = 13 July 2015|url-status = live}}</ref>

By road, Ripon is well connected; it is accessible from the north and south via the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1(M) motorway]], which connects to Ripon by the [[B6265 road|B6265]].<ref name="roads">{{cite web|url =http://www.visitripon.org/visitor_info/how_to_get_here.html|title =How to Get Here|publisher =VisitRipon.org|access-date =1 February 2009|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20081230141951/http://www.visitripon.org/visitor_info/how_to_get_here.html|archive-date =30 December 2008|url-status =live}}</ref> Ripon is accessible from the east and west via the [[A61 road|A61]], the main road running through the city.<ref name="roads" />

[[Harrogate Bus Company]]'s [[Harrogate bus route 36|route 36]] links the city to [[Harrogate]] and [[Leeds]] and there are also regular, albeit infrequent, bus services to [[Boroughbridge]], [[York]], [[Thirsk]], [[Northallerton]], [[Leyburn]], [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]] and others.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://getdown.org.uk/bus/search/ripon.shtml|title =Bus services in Ripon|publisher =GetDown.org.uk|access-date =2 July 2016|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160710125454/http://getdown.org.uk/bus/search/ripon.shtml|archive-date =10 July 2016|url-status =live}}</ref>

The [[Ripon Canal]] was proposed by [[John Smeaton]] in 1766, to connect the city centre to part of the [[River Ure]]; it was used for transporting coal from the [[County Durham|Durham]] coalfields into the city. Although it was abandoned in 1956, a conservationist campaign saw it partly reopened in 1988 and fully in 1996.<ref name="canal">{{cite web|url =http://www.waterscape.com/canals-and-rivers/ripon-canal/history|publisher =[[Canal and River Trust]]|title =Ripon Canal|website =WaterScape.com|access-date =13 May 2016|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120305185518/http://www.waterscape.com/canals-and-rivers/ripon-canal/history|archive-date =5 March 2012|url-status =live}}</ref>