Bingley railway station
Bingley  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Bingley |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| Coordinates | 53°50′55″N 1°50′14″W / 53.8487°N 1.8372°WCoordinates: 53°50′55″N 1°50′14″W / 53.8487°N 1.8372°W |
| Grid reference | SE108391 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BIY |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.646 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.692 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.721 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.750 million |
| 2008/09 |
1.057 million |
| 2009/10 |
 1.040 million |
| 2010/11 |
1.155 million |
| 2011/12 |
1.212 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 3 |
| 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 Bingley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Bingley railway station serves the town of Bingley in West Yorkshire, England, and is 13.5 miles (21.7 km) away from Leeds and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) away from Bradford Forster Square on the Airedale Line operated by Northern Rail.
History
The Leeds and Bradford Railway opened the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway from Shipley to Keighley on 16 March 1847. Bingley station opened on the first day, and remained the only intermediate station until Saltaire was built in 1856.
The original station, near the Three Rise Lock, was of wood, but the Midland Railway (who had absorbed the L&BR in 1851) opened the current station on 24 July 1892.
Services
During Monday to Saturday daytime, there is a half-hourly service from Bingley to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square in one direction and four trains an hour going towardsSkipton. In the evenings there is a half hourly service to Leeds, an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains an hour to Skipton.
On Sundays there is an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Bradford Forster Square, with one or two trains per hour in the other direction to Skipton.
All trains from Leeds to Carlisle and most towards Morecambe also stop at Bingley.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Saltaire | Northern Rail Airedale Line |
Crossflatts | ||
| Shipley | Northern Rail Leeds-Morecambe Line |
Keighley | ||
| Shipley | Northern Rail Settle-Carlisle Line |
Keighley | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Saltaire | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Crossflatts | ||
Gallery
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Platform 1. July 2006
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Platform 2. July 2006
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The station building. July 2006
References
Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale. Martin Bairstow (2004) ISBN 1-871944-28-7
External links
- Train times and station information for Bingley railway station from National Rail
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