Knaresborough railway station

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Knaresborough

A plaque unveiled by the late Malcolm Hayton in 1998 celebrating the extension of the railway from York to Knaresborough 150 years previously.

Location

Place

Knaresborough

Local authority

Harrogate

Operations

Station code

KNA

Managed by

Northern Rail

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.240 million

2005/06 *

0.249 million

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Knaresborough from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Knaresborough railway station serves the town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line 27 km (16¾ miles) west of York and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.

The station is just beyond a stone viaduct crossing the River Nidd. Beyond the platforms eastbound is a tunnel which separated the station from the goods yard (now a bus depot) and the line's major junction. The Knaresborough to Boroughbridge branch (1875-1950 for passengers, 1964 for goods^[1]) diverged from the main line to York opposite the goods yard. This line continued north-east until it met the East Coast Main Line between York and Northallerton at Pilmoor.^[2]

[edit] Services

During Monday to Saturday off-peak, there is a half-hourly service from Knaresborough to Leeds (westbound) and an hourly service to York (eastbound).

During evenings and on Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction.

[edit] References

^ Daniels G and LA Dench, Passengers No More Second Edition, Ian Allan Publishing 1973, ISBN 0711004382
^ Wignall CJ, Complete British Railways Maps and Gazetteer from 1830-1981, First Edition, Oxford Publishing Company, Poole: 1983, ISBN 0860931625, pp38