Giggleswick railway station

Giggleswick
Location
Place Giggleswick
Local authority Craven
Grid reference SD802629
Operations
Station code GIG
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 9,787
2005/06 * 10,249
2006/07 * 11,856
2007/08 * 13,819
2008/09 * 13,864
History
Original company North Western Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1 August 1849 Opened as Settle
1 May 1876 Renamed Settle Old
1 November 1877 Renamed Giggleswick
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Giggleswick from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Giggleswick railway station serves the village of Giggleswick in North Yorkshire, England. The station is 41.25 miles (66 km) north west of Leeds on the Leeds to Morecambe Line towards Lancaster and Morecambe. It is unstaffed and operated by Northern Rail, who provide all passenger train services.

History

Opened by the "little" North Western Railway in 1849, the station was originally known as "Settle", as it was the first station to serve the town, though situated some distance west of its centre. With the opening of the Settle-Carlisle Railway on 1 May 1876, the name was altered to "Settle Old" to distinguish it from Settle New on the new line a mile to the east; Settle Old became "Giggleswick" on 1 November 1877.[1][2]

Service

Monday to Saturdays, five trains a day head from Giggleswick southbound to Skipton and Leeds and northbound to Morecambe with four each way on Sundays all year since the May 2011 timetable change (an improvement on the former twice-daily winter frequency).

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 208,102. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
  2. ^ Binns, D. (1982). The Scenic Settle & Carlisle Railway. Skipton: Wyvern Publications. p. 19. ISBN 0-90794-102-8. 
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Long Preston   Northern Rail
Leeds to Morecambe Line		   Clapham
Historical railways
Settle Junction   Midland Railway
"Little" North Western Railway		   Clapham