Cononley railway station

Cononley railway station serves the village of Cononley in North Yorkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains.

Cononley
National Rail
General information
LocationCononley, Craven, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates53°55′02″N 2°00′43″W / 53.9173°N 2.0119°W / 53.9173; -2.0119
Grid referenceSD993467
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCEY
Fare zone7
ClassificationDfT category F1
Key dates
1847Opened
22 March 1965Closed
20 April 1988Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.189 million
2019/20Decrease 0.187 million
2020/21Decrease 58,386
2021/22Increase 0.126 million
2022/23Increase 0.155 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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The station was first opened in late 1847, at a cost of £900, by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway.[1] It was closed on 22 March 1965,[2] though its platforms remained intact and the main buildings survived until the mid-1970s.[3]

It was reopened by British Rail on 20 April 1988 at a cost of £34,000, which was borne by the county, district and local parish councils and the Rural Development Commission.

Facilities

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The station has two platforms and is right beside Cononley's main street. Step-free access is available to both platforms, via the level crossing at the Skipton end of the station. It is unstaffed, but has now been fitted with ticket machines (one on the southbound platform and the other on the northbound side adjacent to the exit) to allow passengers to buy before travelling.[4] An automated tannoy system and digital information screens provide train running information to passengers.

Services

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During Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to Leeds and hourly to Bradford Forster Square, with three trains per hour towards Skipton. The Bradford service was reduced from every 30 minutes back to hourly at the spring 2023 timetable change, though it still runs at this increased frequency at peak periods.

On Sundays is an hourly service to Leeds and Bradford with two trains per hour to Skipton.[5]

These services are normally provided by Class 333 or Class 331 electric multiple units.[6]

Services towards Morecambe and Carlisle normally pass through without stopping; however, the first morning services to Carlisle and Carnforth, plus the last evening train from Ribblehead to Leeds, each serve the station. One train to both Morecambe and Carlisle stop here on Sunday mornings.[7]

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Steeton and Silsden   Northern
Airedale Line
  Skipton
Steeton and Silsden   Northern
Leeds-Morecambe Line
  Skipton
Steeton and Silsden   Northern
Settle-Carlisle Line
  Skipton
  Historical railways  
Kildwick and Crosshills
Station closed; Line open
  Midland Railway
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
  Skipton

References

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  1. ^ Binns 1984, p. 8.
  2. ^ Binns 1984, p. 23.
  3. ^ Shipley to Skipton - Cononley (1975) Lost Railways - West Yorkshire; Retrieved 1 December 2016
  4. ^ Cononley station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 29 November 2016
  5. ^ GB National Rail Timetable June 2024 Edition, Table 35 (Network Rail)
  6. ^ Sherratt, Philip (February 2023). "Northern's commitment to transformation". Modern Railways. Vol. 80, no. 893. Stamford: Key Publishing. p. 63. ISSN 0026-8356.
  7. ^ "Timetables and engineering information for travel with Northern". Northern Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

Sources

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  • Binns, D. (1984). Steam in Airedale. Skipton: Wyvern Publications. ISBN 0-907941-11-7.
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