Skipton bus station

Skipton Bus Station
Location
Locale Keighley Road, Skipton
Local authority Craven
Grid reference SD988514
Operation
Opened 2009
No. of stands 8
Operators Keighley & District, First Leeds, Pride of the Dales, Lancashire United, Pennine Motor Services
Travel centre No
Rail connection Yes, Skipton railway station 500 metres (550 yards) away

Skipton bus station serves the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England.

The bus station is situated in Skipton Town Centre just off Keighley Road. There are eight stands at the bus station and the main operators are Keighley & District, Pride of the Dales, First Leeds, Lancashire United and Pennine Motor Services.[1] National Express Coaches and Megabus also serve the bus station.[2][3]

A new bus station was built in Skipton and it re-opened in January 2009.[1] North Yorkshire County Council and Craven District Council invested £1.2 million for the facility.[4][5]

Bus services

Buses run from the bus station as far as Keighley, Leeds, Grassington, Settle, Preston and Burnley.

The bus services that use Skipton bus station and their stand numbers are shown below (Places in bold are where services terminate):[6][7][8][9][10][11]

No. Operator Destination Stand
28 Keighley & District Burnley via Broughton, Thornton-in-Craven, Barnoldswick, Salterforth, Earby, Kelbrook, Foulridge, Colne, Nelson and Brierfield 3
66
66A		 Keighley & District Keighley via Cross Hills, Sutton-in-Craven, Airedale Hospital and Steeton 4
70 Keighley & District Skipton bus station via Aireville School, Skipton Girls' High School and Ermysted's Grammar School 41
Keighley via Low Bradley, Farnhill, Silsden and Steeton
72
72R		 Pride of the Dales Bucken via Rylstone, Hetton, Linton, Threshfield, Grassington, Hebden, Threshfield, Kilnsey, Kettlewell and Starbotton  ?2
Skipton railway station
78A Keighley & District Keighley via Low Bradley, Connonley, Glusburn, Cross Hills, Sutton-in-Craven, Airedale Hospital and Steeton 42
79 Keighley & District Cowling via Low Bradley, Kildwick and Cross Hills 31
210 Penine Motor Services Malham via Gargrave, Newfield, Airton and Kirkby Malham 33
212 Penine Motor Services Carleton 64
214 Penine Motor Services Embsay 14
215 Penine Motor Services Burnley via Thornton-in-Craven, Barnoldswick, Kelbrook, Earby, Foulridge, Colne and Nelson 2
216 Penine Motor Services Skipton bus station, town circular 14
280 Lancashire United Preston via Broughton, Thornton-in-Craven, Barnoldswick, Gisburn, Chatburn, Clitheroe, Whalley, Langho and Mellor Brook 4
580 Penine Motor Services Giggleswick via Gargrave, Hellifield, Long Preston and Settle 34
X80 Lancashire United Preston via Broughton, West Marton, Gisburn, Chatburn, Clitheroe, Whalley, Langho and Mellor Brook 4
X84 First Leeds Leeds via Draughton, Addingham, Ilkley, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Otley and Bramhope 3

Notes:

1 Does not run on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays
2 Does not run on Sundays or Bank Holidays
3 Does not run on Saturdays or Sundays
4 Does not run on Sundays

References

  1. ^ a b Sutcliffe, Robert (23 December 2008). "Bus station opening put back". Yorkshire Post. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/Bus-station-opening-put-back.4818167.jp. Retrieved 3 May 2010. 
  2. ^ "Skipton bus station open". North Yorkshire County Council. 21 January 2009. http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=9227. Retrieved 3 May 2010. 
  3. ^ "Stagecoach expands megabus.com services". busandcoach.com. 26 April 2011. http://www.busandcoach.com/newspage.aspx?id=5348&categoryid=0. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  4. ^ Speak, Jenny (6 June 2008). "Go-ahead for bus station". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2325788.goahead_for_bus_station/. Retrieved 3 May 2010. "A £1.2 million plan to revamp Skipton's rundown bus station has been given the go-ahead." 
  5. ^ "Skipton bus station delay but parking is free". Craven Herald. 28 December 2008. http://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/3999642.Skipton_bus_station_delay_but_parking_is_free/. Retrieved 3 May 2010. "The bus station revamp has cost £1.2 million and has been a joint project with Craven District Council, which owns the site." 
  6. ^ "Keighley & District Services". Keighley & District. http://www.keighleybus.co.uk/times.jsp?subSiteID=13. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  7. ^ "Timetables". Pride of the Dales. http://www.prideofthedales.co.uk/timetable.htm. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  8. ^ "X84". FirstGroup. http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/leeds/journey_planning/timetables/index.php?operator=16&service=X84&page=1&redirect=no. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  9. ^ "Transdev Lancashire United Services". Transdev Lancashire. http://www.lancashirebus.co.uk/times.jsp?subSiteID=8. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  10. ^ "Timetables". Pennine Motors. http://www.pennine-bus.co.uk/. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 
  11. ^ "Mainline Services". Keighley & District. http://www.keighleybus.co.uk/times.jsp?subSiteID=15. Retrieved 9 November 2011. 

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