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A Leeds-bound train leaves the "up" platform at Ribblehead Railway Station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, close to the southern end of the iconic Ribblehead Viaduct. The station opened on 4 December 1876 as Batty Green but was later renamed Ribblehead in 1877. Together with the other smaller stations on the line, Ribblehead was closed in May 1970. British Rail reopened the station on 16 July 1986 with only one platform (southbound) in place. The northbound platform had been demolished after the station's earlier closure to allow the construction of transfer sidings for a nearby quarry. The sidings still exist and have recently been restored to use for timber trains. A replacement second platform was opened on 28 May 1993, a short distance south of the original site.

There is a small visitor centre in the Ribblehead railway station with an exhibition about the history of the viaduct and the Settle to Carlisle railway line.