Skipton railway station
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Skipton railway station is a Grade II listed[1] station which serves the market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire, England on the Airedale Line, which gives Skipton access to destinations such as Leeds, Bradford, Carlisle, Lancaster and Morecambe. The station is operated by Northern Trains and is situated 27 miles (43 km) north-west of Leeds.
General information | |||||
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Location | Skipton, North Yorkshire England | ||||
Coordinates | 53.9586°N 2.0264°W / 53.9586; -2.0264 | ||||
Grid reference | SD983513 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SKI | ||||
Fare zone | 7 | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1847 | Opened | ||||
1876 | Relocated | ||||
1888 | Ilkley platforms added | ||||
1965 | Ilkley platforms closed | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.217 million | ||||
2019/20 | 1.212 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.366 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.944 million | ||||
2022/23 | 1.099 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Feature | Skipton Railway Station | ||||
Designated | 4 April 1991 | ||||
Reference no. | 1249186[1] | ||||
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The station has four platforms. It is staffed on a part-time basis and a ticket office is available at most times (along with automatic ticket machines). Ticket barriers are in operation and a Penalty fare scheme was implemented on the Airedale Line routes in December 2017.[2] Step-free access is available to all platforms from the station entrance (platforms 3 and 4 via subway).[3] Skipton comes under the Dales Railcard. There are three seated waiting rooms available, luggage trolleys, a small café, toilets, a post box and a pay-phone. There is a taxi rank immediately outside the station, bus links nearby and the car park has spaces for 100 vehicles. The station is located on Broughton Road.