Saltaire railway station

Saltaire National Rail
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°W / 53.8385; -1.7904Coordinates: 53°50′19″N 1°47′25″W / 53.8385°N 1.7904°W / 53.8385; -1.7904
Grid reference SE138380
Operations
Station code SAE
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 0.788 million
2013/14 Increase 0.808 million
2014/15 Increase 0.860 million
2015/16 Increase 0.880 million
2016/17 Increase 0.913 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. It is situated 3 1⁄2 miles (6 km) north of Bradford Forster Square.

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 has wooden platforms and waiting shelters (though these are stone-built rather than the metal and plexiglass designs used elsewhere). Its predecessor was of more substantial stone construction, with buildings on each platform; these were demolished in 1970, five years after the station closed.[2]

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. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal, River Aire and Roberts Park, Saltaire are also close by.

Facilities

Though unstaffed, the station has ticket machines available. There is step-free access to both platforms via ramps from the street above.[3] Train running information can be obtained via digital information screens, timetable posters and an automated P.A system.

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.[4]

On Sundays there is an hourly service to Leeds and to Bradford Forster Square, with 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
Shipley   Northern
Airedale Line		   Bingley
Shipley   Northern
Settle-Carlisle Line		   Bingley
  Historical railways  
Shipley   Midland Railway
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway		   Bingley

References

  1. ↑ Whitaker, Alan (1986). Bradford Railways Remembered. Clapham: Dalesman Books. p. 12. ISBN 0852068700.
  2. ↑ Saltaire Railway Station Saltaire Stories; Retrieved 29 November 2016
  3. ↑ Saltaire station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 29 November 2016
  4. ↑ GB National Rail Timetable December 2017 Edition, Table 36

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.
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