Ilkley railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Ilkley | ||
| Local authority | City of Bradford | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | ILK | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.810 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.847 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||
| Zone | 4 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ilkley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Ilkley railway station is a railway station in Ilkley, in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. On the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square stations, it is served by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern Rail, who also manage the station.
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[edit] Services
During Monday to Saturday, daytime services run to/from Leeds and Bradford twice per hour. In the evening, services are hourly to/from both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square. On Sundays, services are hourly to/from Leeds and every two hours to/from Bradford.
[edit] History
Ilkley station was opened as a terminus in August 1865 by the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway (Midland and North Eastern railways). A subsequent extension of the line to Skipton via Addingham, Bolton Abbey and Embsay saw the station assume the status of a junction. This extension eventually fell victim to Dr Beeching's Reshaping of Britain's Railways report. It was closed to passengers in 1965 and to all traffic at the beginning of 1966, reducing Ilkley to a terminus once more. The line was electrified in 1995.
In the late 1980s, the roofed area covering the western end of the platforms was closed in and converted into a small supermarket, the lines being shortened to make room for this alteration. The area between former Platforms 3 and 4 (the Skipton through lines) was infilled during electrification work and is now a carpark. The ramp leading up from Station Road passes through the area once occupied by the coal drops at the eastern end of Platform 4.
Ilkley is notable in that it was the last British Rail station to be lit by gas. The gas lights were finally extinguished in the late 1980s.
[edit] Gallery
 A train waits at Platform 2 to start a service to Leeds |
 Station entrance |
 Platform 2 |
[edit] References
Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale Martin Bairstow (2004) ISBN 1-871944-28-7
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Ilkley railway station from National Rail
- Ilkley Junction signal box
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Ben Rhydding | Northern Rail Wharfedale Line |
Terminus | ||
| Disused Railways | ||||
| Addingham | Midland Railway Skipton to Ilkley Line |
Terminus | ||
