Gargrave is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 30 miles (48 km) north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Gargrave in North Yorkshire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Gargrave  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Gargrave, Craven England |
| Coordinates | 53°58′42″N 2°06′18″W / 53.9782539°N 2.1050692°W |
| Grid reference | SD932535 |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GGV |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | "Little" North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) |
| Key dates | |
| 30 July 1849 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  30,462 |
| 2019/20 | 33,820 |
| 2020/21 |  5,780 |
| 2021/22 | 23,644 |
| 2022/23 | 32,726 |
| Location | |
.svg)  Gargrave Location in North Yorkshire, England | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
The station was opened on 30 July 1849 by the "Little" North Western Railway, later taken over by the Midland Railway.[1] The original stone shelters survive on each platform, but the main wooden station building is now in private use.[2]
Stationmasters edit
- Peter William ca. 1851
- W. Renshaw until 1861[3] (afterwards station master at Berkley Road)
- John Bell 1861 - ca. 1866
- W. Lewin (formerly station master at Oxenhope)
- Thomas Stone ca. 1871 - 1893[4]
- David Bennett Smith 1893[4] - 1901[5] (afterwards station master at Manningham)[6]
- James Staff 1901[5] - 1920[7] (formerly station master at Oxenhope)
Facilities edit
The station is unstaffed, with a ticket machine and digital information screens installed as part of an ongoing upgrade process announced in 2016.[8] Level access is only possible for southbound travellers, as the northbound platform can only be reached by steps from the road bridge.[9]
Pennine Way edit
The Pennine Way, a long-distance path, crosses the railway a few hundred yards to the west of the station.
Services edit
Northern Trains Route 7 |
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Bentham Line and
Settle and Carlisle Line |
The service level from here in both directions was increased at the May 2018 timetable change, as a consequence of the 2015 Northern franchise award to Arriva Rail North.[10] The improvements included two additional trains each way on the Leeds - Lancaster route on weekdays and an extra train on Sundays - these began operating on 20 May 2018 with the start of the summer timetable.
In total there are now fourteen departures northbound (up from ten prior to May 2018) - eight to Lancaster and five to Carlisle, plus one evening train to Ribblehead. Five of the Lancaster trains continue to Morecambe, but the daily direct Heysham train has now ceased. Southbound there are thirteen departures to Leeds, plus a single late evening departure to Skipton only (though this has a connection to Leeds from there).
Eight trains each way call on Sundays (five to Lancaster and Morecambe, three to Carlisle northbound).[11]
References edit
- ^ Bairstow (2000), p. 96.
- ^ Bairstow (2000), p. 4.
- ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 9. 1914. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 66. 1881. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 135. 1899. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Mr. R Smith". Yorkshire Evening Post. England. 12 January 1901. Retrieved 12 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Golden Wedding". Bradford Observer. England. 23 March 1937. Retrieved 12 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Official Opening For New Giggleswick Shelter". Community Rail Lancashire. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Gargrave (GGV)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Northern Franchise Improvements". DfT. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018.
- ^ Table 35 National Rail timetable, May 2023
Sources edit
- Bairstow, M. (2000). The 'Little' North Western Railway. Leeds: Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-21-X.
External links edit
Media related to Gargrave railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Train times and station information for Gargrave railway station from National Rail
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