Gargrave railway station
Gargrave  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Gargrave |
| Local authority | Craven |
| Coordinates | 53°58′42″N 2°06′18″W / 53.978300°N 2.105000°WCoordinates: 53°58′42″N 2°06′18″W / 53.978300°N 2.105000°W |
| Grid reference | SD932535 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GGV |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 25,057 |
| 2005/06 |
 37,149 |
| 2006/07 |
 34,311 |
| 2007/08 |
15,578 |
| 2008/09 |
20,318 |
| 2009/10 |
18,122 |
| 2010/11 |
21,370 |
| 2011/12 |
21,890 |
| 2012/13 |
21,478 |
| History | |
| 1849 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gargrave from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Gargrave railway station serves the village of Gargrave in North Yorkshire, England. It is 30 miles (48 km) north-west of Leeds on the Leeds to Morecambe Line operated by Northern Rail who also manage the station.
The station was opened on 30 July 1849 by the "little" North Western Railway, later taken over by the Midland Railway.[1] The original stone shelters survive on each platform, but the main wooden station building is now in private use.[2]
Pennine Way
The Pennine Way, a long distance path, crosses the railway a few hundred yards to the west of the station.
Services
Monday to Saturdays there are ten services per day from Gargrave southbound to Leeds whilst northbound there are services to Carlisle (three trains per day plus an evening train to Ribblehead only) and Morecambe (five per day, including one through train to Heysham Port).
On Sundays there are six trains to Leeds, four trains to Morecambe and two to Carlisle (the latter being introduced in May 2009). The Morecambe line has also had its service improved at the May 2011 timetable change, with the two trains that formerly ran only from May to September up until 2010 now extended to run throughout the year.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Skipton | Northern Rail Leeds to Morecambe Line |
Hellifield | ||
| Skipton | Northern Rail Settle-Carlisle Line |
Hellifield | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Skipton | Midland Railway "Little" North Western Railway |
Bell Busk | ||
Notes
References
- Bairstow, M. (2000), The 'Little' North Western Railway, Martin Bairstow, Leeds, ISBN 1-871944-21-X
External links
- Train times and station information for Gargrave railway station from National Rail
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