Keighley railway station
Keighley  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Keighley |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| Coordinates | 53°52′04″N 1°54′04″W / 53.8679°N 1.9011°WCoordinates: 53°52′04″N 1°54′04″W / 53.8679°N 1.9011°W |
| Grid reference | SE066413 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | KEI |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms |
2 (National Rail) + 2 (K&WVR) |
| DfT category | C2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 1.088 million |
| 2005/06 |
 1.127 million |
| 2006/07 |
1.155 million |
| 2007/08 |
1.183 million |
| 2008/09 |
1.572 million |
| 2009/10 |
 1.513 million |
| 2010/11 |
1.653 million |
| 2011/12 |
1.683 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.628 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.639 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 4 |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 16 Mar 1847 | Opened (north of road bridge)[1] |
| 6 May 1883 | Relocated (south of road bridge)[1] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Keighley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Keighley railway station serves the town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England.
First opened in March 1847 by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway (although rebuilt on the present site in 1883),[1] the station is located on the Airedale Line 17 miles (27 km) north west of Leeds. It is managed by Northern Rail, who operate most of the passenger trains serving it. Electric trains operate frequently from Keighley towards Bradford Forster Square, Leeds and Skipton. Longer distance trains on the Leeds to Morecambe Line and Settle to Carlisle Line also call here.
Keighley is also the northern terminus of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. This is a heritage branch-line railway run by volunteers that was originally built by the Midland Railway and opened in 1867. Closed to passenger traffic in 1962, it was reopened by the K&WVR Preservation Society six years later and is now a popular tourist attraction. Trains on the former GNR lines to Bradford and Halifax via Queensbury also served the station from 1882 until closure in May 1955.
The Airedale Line runs from platforms 1 and 2 and Keighley and Worth Valley railway operate from platforms 3 and 4.
The Keighley and Worth Valley service runs daily during the summer and at weekends in other seasons, but has resisted offers to introduce a true commuter service in conjunction with the local authority.
Services
During Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square in one direction and four trains an hour towards Skipton in the other. In the evenings there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains per hour to Skipton.[2]
On Sundays there is an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Bradford with two or three trains per hour to Skipton.
There are also a number of trains each day from Leeds to Carlisle (seven on weekdays and four on Sundays) and Morecambe (four on weekdays and Sundays) - both routes are operated by Northern Rail.
There is also a daily service from Skipton to London King's Cross (via Leeds), which is operated by Virgin Trains East Coast. A return service also operates from King's Cross to Skipton each day.
The Keighley and Worth Valley service runs daily during the summer and at weekends in other seasons.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipley | Virgin Trains East Coast East Coast Main Line |
Skipton | ||
| Crossflatts | Northern Rail Airedale Line |
Steeton and Silsden | ||
| Bingley | Northern Rail Leeds-Morecambe Line |
Skipton | ||
| Bingley | Northern Rail Settle-Carlisle Line |
Skipton | ||
 Heritage railways |
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| Ingrow (West) | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Ingrow (East) | GN Queensbury Lines |
Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Thwaites | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Steeton and Silsden | ||
Filming
The station was featured in the Head & Shoulders advert "Don't break up with your hair" in early 2009. The advert uses the platform that serves the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, notable for the period features that it has retained over the years.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. p.128
- ↑ GB National Rail Timetable 2013-14, Table 36
- ↑ http://www.visit4info.com/advert/Dont-Break-Up-with-Your-Hair-Use-Head-Shoulders-Head-Shoulders-Range/71157
- PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2, Geoffrey Body (1988) Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 1-85260-072-1
- Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale Martin Bairstow (2004) ISBN 1-871944-28-7
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Keighley railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Keighley railway station from National Rail
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