Saltaire railway station
Saltaire  | |
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Looking down the entrance ramp | |
| Location | |
| Place | Saltaire |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| Coordinates | 53°50′19″N 1°47′25″W / 53.8385°N 1.7904°WCoordinates: 53°50′19″N 1°47′25″W / 53.8385°N 1.7904°W |
| Grid reference | SE138380 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SAE |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.668 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.686 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.788 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.808 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.860 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 3 |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| May 1856 | opened |
| 20 March 1965 | closed |
| 9 April 1984 | reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Saltaire from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Saltaire railway station serves the village of Saltaire near Shipley in West Yorkshire, England.
History
The original station was opened in May 1856 by the Midland Railway, which had absorbed the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway between Shipley and Colne in 1851. It closed on 20 March 1965 following the Beeching Axe, but West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and British Rail reopened it on 9 April 1984.[1] 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 Skipton. 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 the UNESCO World Heritage site at Saltaire.
The lower station of the Shipley Glen Tramway is about half a mile from Saltaire Station.
Services
During Monday to Saturday daytime, there is a half-hourly service to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square in one direction and four trains an hour towards Skipton. Evenings there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains per hour to Skipton. The first departure from Leeds to Carlisle also calls here on weekdays, whilst on Saturdays it is the first train to Lancaster that stops (see GB National Rail Timetables 36 & 42 for details).
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 to Skipton. The first departures from Leeds to both Morecambe and Carlisle also call here.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Shipley | Northern Airedale Line |
Bingley | ||
| Shipley | Northern Settle-Carlisle Line |
Bingley | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Shipley | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Bingley | ||
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The view from platform 2.
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Platform 2.
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Two Class 333 trains cross at the station.
References
Bibliography
- Bairstow, Martin. Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale. ISBN 1-871944-28-7.
- Chapman, Stephen. Railway Memories No. 7: Airedale & Wharfedale. Bellcode books. ISBN 1-871233-05-4.
Further reading
- "Saltaire's new station opens". Rail Enthusiast (EMAP National Publications). June 1984. p. 22. ISSN 0262-561X. OCLC 49957965.
External links
- Train times and station information for Saltaire railway station from National Rail
- Proposals to improve the station
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