| Steeton and Silsden | |
|---|---|
| Platform 1 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Steeton |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| Grid reference | SE037448 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SON |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
|
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.463 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.479 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.505 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.520 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.648 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 5 |
| History | |
| Opened 1990 (current station) | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Steeton and Silsden from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Steeton and Silsden railway station serves the village of Steeton and the town of Silsden in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated closer to Steeton than to Silsden, and is on the Airedale Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Rail. Steeton & Silsden closed on 20 March 1965 (a victim of the Beeching Axe) but reopened in 1990.[1] The current (staggered) station platforms are located on the site of the old A6068 level crossing, which was replaced by the current road bridge in 1988 as part of the Aire Valley Trunk Road project. Until closure both platforms were situated to the north of the former crossing, although the original station building (which survives as a private residence) was located on the Keighley side (south of the current northbound platform).
Because the station is the first station within the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive subsidised ticketing region on the line in to Leeds and Bradford from Skipton, there are problems with car parking at the station. It is hoped that an extension to the Metro area, to include Skipton, will alleviate this[2]; this will take effect from the 17th May 2009[3]. Until recently, the station lacked full access for disabled users, leading some to catch trains in the opposite direction to change platforms.[4]
Monday to Saturday daytimes, there are half-hourly services from Skipton to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square. Evenings there is a half-hourly service to Leeds and hourly to Bradford.
Sundays, the service is hourly to Leeds and two-hourly to Bradford.
These services are normally provided by Class 333 EMUs.
Certain longer distance services on the Leeds to Morecambe Line and the Settle-Carlisle Line also call in the morning (southbound) and evening (northbound) peak periods to provide additional services to/from Leeds. These are provided by a variety of Diesel Multiple Units (of classes Class 142, Class 144, Class 150, Class 153 and Class 158).
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keighley | Northern Rail Airedale Line |
Cononley | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Keighley | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Kildwick and Crosshills | ||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||