Saltaire railway station
Saltaire railway station serves the village of Saltaire near Shipley in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated 3 1⁄2 miles (6 km) north of Bradford Forster Square.
Saltaire  | |
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 Looking down the entrance ramp | |
| Location | |
| Place | Saltaire |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| Coordinates | 53.8385°N 1.7904°W |
| Grid reference | SE138380 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SAE |
| Managed by | Northern Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2014/15 |  |
| 2015/16 | |
| 2016/17 | |
| 2017/18 |  |
| 2018/19 | |
| 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 | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Saltaire from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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 20 March 1965 following the Beeching Axe, but West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and British Rail reopened it on 9 April 1984.[1] The current station has wooden platforms and waiting shelters (though these are stone-built rather than the metal and plexiglass designs used elsewhere). Its predecessor was of more substantial stone construction, with buildings on each platform; these were demolished in 1970, five years after the station closed.[2]
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. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal, River Aire and Roberts Park, Saltaire are also close by.
Facilities
Though unstaffed, the station has ticket machines available. There is step-free access to both platforms via ramps from the street above.[3] Train running information can be obtained via digital information screens, timetable posters and an automated P.A system.
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.[4]
On Sundays there is an hourly service to Leeds and to Bradford Forster Square, with two trains per hour to Skipton. The first departures from Leeds to both Lancaster and Carlisle also call here.
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shipley | Northern Trains Airedale Line |
Bingley | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Shipley | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Bingley | ||
The view from platform 2.
Platform 2.
Two Class 333 trains cross at the station.
References
- Whitaker, Alan (1986). Bradford Railways Remembered. Clapham: Dalesman Books. p. 12. ISBN 0852068700.
- Saltaire Railway Station Saltaire Stories; Retrieved 29 November 2016
- Saltaire station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 29 November 2016
- GB National Rail Timetable May 2019 Edition, Table 36
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.
Further reading
External links
- Train times and station information for Saltaire railway station from National Rail
- Proposals to improve the station