Keighley railway station
Keighley West Yorkshire (Metro) | |
|---|---|
| Platforms | 2 (National Rail) + 2 (K&WVR) |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KEI |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| Classification | DfT category C2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 16 Mar 1847 | Opened (north of road bridge)[1] |
| 6 May 1883 | Relocated (south of road bridge)[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  1.623 million |
| 2019/20 | 1.571 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.527 million |
| 2021/22 |  1.150 million |
| 2022/23 | 1.291 million |
| Location | |
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| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Keighley railway station serves the market town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The station is located on the Airedale line, with electric services to Leeds, Skipton and Bradford Forster Square provided by Northern, along with longer distance services to Morecambe and Carlisle. The station is split in half, with National Rail operating from platforms 1 and 2, while platforms 3 and 4 are the northern terminus of heritage services to Oxenhope on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
History
Keighley station first opened on a site slightly further up the line in March 1847 by the
Keighley is also the northern terminus of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. This is a heritage branch-line railway run by volunteers that was originally built by the Midland Railway and opened in 1867. Closed to passenger traffic in 1962, it was reopened by the K&WVR Preservation Society six years later and is now a popular tourist attraction. Trains on the Great Northern Railway's Queensbury lines to Bradford Exchange and Halifax also served Keighley from 1882 until closure in May 1955.
The Airedale Line runs from platforms 1 and 2 and Keighley and Worth Valley railway operate from platforms 3 and 4.
From 1892 to 1909 the Midland Railway operated a second station on the Airedale line a short distance from Keighley station at Thwaites. There is now no visible trace of this station having ever existed.
In 1986, the station was given a Grade II listing by Historic England as a building of special architectural or historic interest.[4] The listing mentions the main entrance building to be of coursed, dressed millstone grit. The two westernmost platforms have period furnishings including cast-iron lamp posts; on platform 4 a good cast-iron and glass canopy with decorative columns; and on platform 3 an 8-columned arcade, the remains of a canopy, and a late 19th century engine water-filling pump.[4]
Facilities
The National Rail side of the station is fully staffed, with the ticket office open seven days a week (except evenings). Train running information is provided via a public address system, posters and digital information screens. A waiting room is available on platform 1 and shelters on platform 2. Step-free access to both platforms from the main entrance is via ramps from the road above, whilst platform 1 also has level access from Dalton Lane.[5]
The K&WVR has its own ticket office and access ramps from the shared main entrance to platforms 3 and 4. They also have a refreshment stand and bookstall on platform 4, which is open when the railway is operating.[6]
Services
Northern Trains Route 7 |
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Bentham Line and
Settle and Carlisle Line |
During Monday to Saturday daytimes and in the evenings there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains per hour to Skipton.[7] The Bradford service formerly ran twice-hourly during the day prior to the spring 2023 timetable change, but now only does so at peak times.
On Sundays there is an hourly service to Leeds and to Bradford with two per hour to Skipton. The new Northern franchise agreement, starting in April 2016, included provision to increase the Bradford service to hourly from its former two-hourly frequency, and this occurred at the December 2017 timetable change.
There are also a number of trains each day from Leeds to Carlisle (eight on weekdays and six on Sundays) and Lancaster (seven on weekdays with five extended to Morecambe; one terminates at Carnforth, and five on Sundays) - both routes are operated by Northern.
There is also a daily service from Skipton to London King's Cross (via Leeds) that calls (except Sundays), which is operated by London North Eastern Railway. A return service also operates from King's Cross to Skipton - this runs all week, including Sundays and calls to set down only.[8]
The Keighley and Worth Valley service runs daily during the summer and at weekends in other seasons, but has resisted offers to introduce a true commuter service in conjunction with the local authority.[9] It has a connection to the Airedale Line (via sidings) just north of the Bradford Road bridge for rolling stock transfers and occasional visits by charter trains.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipley | London North Eastern Railway (Limited service) |
Skipton | ||
| Crossflatts | Airedale Line
|
Steeton and Silsden | ||
| Bingley | Leeds-Morecambe Line
|
Skipton | ||
| Bingley | Settle-Carlisle Line
|
Skipton | ||
 Heritage railways
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| Ingrow (West) | Keighley & Worth Valley Railway | Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Ingrow (East) | Great Northern Railway Queensbury lines |
Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Thwaites | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Steeton and Silsden | ||
Filming
The station was featured in the Head & Shoulders advert "Don't break up with your hair" in early 2009. The advert uses the platform that serves the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, notable for the period features that it has retained over the years.[10]
The station was used in the filming of the film Yanks (1979) and in the Pink Floyd film, The Wall (1982). It was used in the filming of Peaky Blinders, a BBC television drama about criminals in Birmingham just after the First World War.[11]
In the first episode of All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series), the main character, James Herriot, says goodbye to his parents and boards a train in Glasgow; these scenes were actually filmed at Keighley station. A KWVR train also appears in that episode.[12]
See also
References
- ^ OL 11956311M. p.128
- OCLC 79287832.
- ISBN 978-0-300-12665-5.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Keighley Railway Station (1199129)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- ^ Keighley station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 1 December 2016
- ^ Newsagents and Refreshment Kiosk at Keighley Station Dixon, David Geograph.org; Retrieved 1 December 2016
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable May 2023 Edition, Table 35
- ^ Table 20 National Rail timetable, May 2023
- ISBN 1-871944-28-7.
- ^ "Don't Break up with Your Hair, Use Head & Shoulders Advert, Ad - Head & Shoulders Range - Video Clip". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ Rahman, Miran. "Filming starts at Keighley & Worth Valley Railway". Keighley News. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
- PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2, Geoffrey Body (1988) Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 1-85260-072-1
External links
- Train times and station information for Keighley railway station from National Rail