Saltaire railway station
Saltaire  | |
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| Looking down the entrance ramp | |
| Location | |
| Place | Saltaire |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| Coordinates | 53°50′19″N 1°47′25″W / 53.8385°N 1.7904°WCoordinates: 53°50′19″N 1°47′25″W / 53.8385°N 1.7904°W |
| Grid reference | SE138380 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SAE |
| 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 | 0.396 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.419 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.429 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.450 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.586 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.603 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.668 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 3 |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| May 1856 | opened |
| 20 March 1965 | closed |
| 9 April 1984 | reopened |
| 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 Saltaire from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Saltaire railway station serves the village of Saltaire near Shipley in West Yorkshire, England.
History
The original station was opened in May 1856 by the Midland Railway, which had absorbed the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway between Shipley and Colne in 1851. It closed on March 20, 1965 following the Beeching Axe, but West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive reopened it on 9 April 1984. The current station is unstaffed, and has wooden platforms and no substantial buildings.
The station is on the Airedale Line, between Bradford and Leeds, and Skipton. It is a busy commuter station both for passengers travelling to Leeds and Bradford and for staff in companies based in Salt's Mill, as well as serving tourists visiting the UNESCO World Heritage site at Saltaire.
The lower station of the Shipley Glen Tramway is about half a mile from Saltaire Station.
Services
During Monday to Saturday daytime, there is a half-hourly service to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square in one direction and four trains an hour towards Skipton. Evenings there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains per hour to Skipton. The first departure from Leeds to Carlisle also calls here.
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 to Skipton. The first departure from Leeds to Carlisle also calls here.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Shipley | Northern Rail Airedale Line |
Bingley | ||
| Shipley | Northern Rail Settle-Carlisle Line |
Bingley | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Shipley | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Bingley | ||
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The view from platform 2.
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Platform 2.
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Two Class 333 trains cross at the station.
Bibliography
- Bairstow, Martin. Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale. ISBN 1-871944-28-7.
- Chapman, Stephen. Railway Memories No. 7: Airedale & Wharfedale. Bellcode books. ISBN 1-871233-05-4.
External links
- Train times and station information for Saltaire railway station from National Rail
- Proposals to improve the station
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