Ilkley Railway Station

Ilkley railway station is a railway station in Ilkley, in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. On the Wharfedale Line, it is served by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern, which also manages the station. ServicesDuring Monday to Saturday, daytime services run to /from Leeds and Bradford twice per hour. In the evening, services are hourly to /from both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square. On Sundays, services are hourly to /from Leeds and every two hours to /from Bradford. Sunday services to Bradford will be increased to hourly once the new Northern Rail franchise operator Arriva Rail North takes over in April 2016, whilst there will also be improvements to weekday evening services and longer trains introduced to help combat overcrowding on the route. HistoryIlkley station was opened in August 1865 as the western terminus of the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway (Midland and North Eastern railways). The station buildings were designed by the Chief Architect to the Midland Railway John Holloway Sanders. This railway offered two alternative routes to - either via and the Leeds Northern /NER line through or via and the former Leeds and Bradford Railway along the Aire Valley. The Midland subsequently built a branch from the latter route to in 1876 to provide a direct line from the town to. A milepost on the former Platform 4 indicated that the station was 211. 25 miles from London St. Pancras.

Ilkley railway station is a railway station in Ilkley, in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. On the Wharfedale Line, it is served by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern, which also manages the station. ServicesDuring Monday to Saturday, daytime services run to /from Leeds and Bradford twice per hour. In the evening, services are hourly to /from both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square. On Sundays, services are hourly to /from Leeds and every two hours to /from Bradford. Sunday services to Bradford will be increased to hourly once the new Northern Rail franchise operator Arriva Rail North takes over in April 2016, whilst there will also be improvements to weekday evening services and longer trains introduced to help combat overcrowding on the route. HistoryIlkley station was opened in August 1865 as the western terminus of the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway (Midland and North Eastern railways). The station buildings were designed by the Chief Architect to the Midland Railway John Holloway Sanders. This railway offered two alternative routes to - either via and the Leeds Northern /NER line through or via and the former Leeds and Bradford Railway along the Aire Valley. The Midland subsequently built a branch from the latter route to in 1876 to provide a direct line from the town to. A milepost on the former Platform 4 indicated that the station was 211. 25 miles from London St. Pancras.