Saltaire railway station
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Saltaire railway station serves the village of Saltaire
near Shipley
in West Yorkshire
, England
.
by the Midland Railway
, which had absorbed the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
between Shipley and Colne in 1851. It closed on March 20, 1965 following the Beeching Axe
, but West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
reopened it on 9 April 1984. The current station is unstaffed, and has wooden platforms and no substantial buildings.
The station is on the Airedale Line
, between Bradford
and Leeds
, and . It is a busy commuter station both for passengers travelling to Leeds and Bradford and for staff in companies based in Salt's Mill, as well as serving tourists visiting Saltaire.
The lower station of the Shipley Glen Tramway
is about half a mile from Saltaire Station.
On Sundays there is an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Bradford Forster Square with one or two trains per hour in the other direction to Skipton.
Saltaire
Saltaire is a Victorian model village within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...
near Shipley
Shipley, West Yorkshire
Shipley is a town in West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford and north-west of Leeds....
in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
The original station was opened in May 18561856 in rail transport
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by the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
, which had absorbed the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
The Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway was an early British railway company in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It built a line from near Bradford through and to...
between Shipley and Colne in 1851. It closed on March 20, 1965 following the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
, but West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
The West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is the executive arm of the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority and was originally formed on 1 April 1974 as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport...
reopened it on 9 April 1984. The current station is unstaffed, and has wooden platforms and no substantial buildings.
The station is on the Airedale Line
Airedale Line
The Airedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the Metro area of northern England. The service is operated by Northern Rail, on the route connecting Leeds and Bradford with Skipton in the North of England. Some services along the line continue to Morecambe or Carlisle...
, between Bradford
Bradford Forster Square railway station
Bradford Forster Square station is a railway station in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The majority of services to/from the station use Class 333 electrified trains operated by Northern Rail, on the Airedale Line to Skipton, the Wharfedale Line to Ilkley and the Leeds-Bradford Line to Leeds.The...
and Leeds
Leeds City railway station
Leeds railway station is the mainline railway station serving the city centre of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England...
, and . It is a busy commuter station both for passengers travelling to Leeds and Bradford and for staff in companies based in Salt's Mill, as well as serving tourists visiting Saltaire.
The lower station of the Shipley Glen Tramway
Shipley Glen Tramway
The Shipley Glen Tramway is a historic funicular tramway situated in the wooded Shipley Glen near the village of Saltaire in the English county of West Yorkshire....
is about half a mile from Saltaire Station.
Services
During Monday to Saturday daytime, there is a half-hourly service from Bingley to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square in one direction and four trains an hour going towards Keighley and Skipton. Evenings there is a half hourly service to Leeds and an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains per hour to Skipton.On Sundays there is an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Bradford Forster Square with one or two trains per hour in the other direction to Skipton.