Steeton and Silsden railway station
Steeton and Silsden West Yorkshire (Metro) | |
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Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | SON |
Fare zone | 5 |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
History | |
Original company | Leeds and Bradford Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
December 1847 | First station opened as Steeton |
1 September 1868 | Renamed Steeton and Silsden |
1 March 1892 | Station re-sited |
22 March 1965 | Station closed |
14 May 1990 | Reopened |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.804 million |
2019/20 | 0.756 million |
2020/21 | 0.235 million |
2021/22 | 0.445 million |
2022/23 | 0.492 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Steeton and Silsden railway station serves the village of
History
Steeton & Silsden was opened by the
Because the station is the first station within the
Until recently, the station lacked full access for disabled users, which led some to catch trains in the opposite direction to change platforms.[12] Access is now possible via a fairly steep ramp to the Leeds & Bradford-bound platform.[13] Though the station is normally unstaffed, there are ticket machines available at the station for passengers to use. The station has digital information screens and a long-line PA system.
Services
During Monday to Saturday in the daytime and evenings there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains per hour to Skipton. At peak times, there is an additional one tph to Skipton and Bradford.
On Sundays, there is an hourly service to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square, with two trains per hour to Skipton.[14]
The services are mostly operated by
Most regional services to destinations beyond Skipton (to Morecambe and Carlisle) do not stop here - connections are available at Skipton. A limited number do stop though - two early a.m. services to Carlisle and Carnforth respectively and one afternoon Morecambe train call on weekdays and Saturdays (as do one from Lancaster and one from Ribblehead in the opposite direction), whilst on Sundays the first morning trains to each destination do so.
Services are provided by a variety of
).Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Keighley | Airedale Line
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Cononley | ||
Keighley | Leeds-Morecambe Line
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Skipton | ||
Keighley | Settle-Carlisle Line
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Skipton | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Keighley | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Kildwick and Crosshills |
References
- OCLC 17641939.
- ISBN 0946537119.
- ISBN 1-871944-28-7.
- ^ a b Moore, Lindsey (21 May 2015). "Steeton and Silsden Railway Station reopened 25 years ago". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Knights, David (7 February 2019). "Plans for multi-storey car park at railway station welcomed". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Cheap rail fare plan for Skipton". Craven Herald & Pioneer. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ "Metrocard extension to Skipton gets a welcome". Craven Herald and Pioneer. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Metrocard Zones 6 & 7". WYMetro. WYPTE. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Shand, Alistair (2 October 2019). "Multi-storey car park for railway station is approved". Craven Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ISSN 0963-1496.
- ISSN 0963-1496.
- ^ "A bridge that's too far for disabled travellers". Keighley News. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ^ Steeton & Silsden station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ Table 35 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
- Train times and station information for Steeton and Silsden railway station from National Rail