Giggleswick railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Giggleswick |
| Local authority | Craven |
| Coordinates | 54°03′42″N 2°18′10″W / 54.061800°N 2.302760°WCoordinates: 54°03′42″N 2°18′10″W / 54.061800°N 2.302760°W |
| Grid reference | SD802629 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GIG |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 9,787 |
| 2005/06 * |  10,249 |
| 2006/07 * | 11,856 |
| 2007/08 * | 13,819 |
| 2008/09 * |  12,952 |
| 2009/10 * | 10,926 |
| History | |
| Original company | North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 August 1849 | Opened as Settle |
| 1 May 1876 | Renamed Settle Old |
| 1 November 1877 | Renamed Giggleswick |
| 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 Giggleswick from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Giggleswick railway station serves the village of Giggleswick in North Yorkshire, England. The station is 41.25 miles (66 km) north west of Leeds on the Leeds to Morecambe Line towards Lancaster and Morecambe. It is unstaffed and operated by Northern Rail, who provide all passenger train services.
[edit] History
Opened by the "little" North Western Railway in 1849, the station was originally known as "Settle", as it was the first station to serve the town, though situated some distance west of its centre. With the opening of the Settle-Carlisle Railway on 1 May 1876, the name was altered to "Settle Old" to distinguish it from Settle New on the new line a mile to the east; Settle Old became "Giggleswick" on 1 November 1877.[1][2]
[edit] Service
Monday to Saturdays, five trains a day head from Giggleswick southbound to Skipton and Leeds and northbound to Morecambe with four each way on Sundays all year since the May 2011 timetable change (an improvement on the former twice-daily winter frequency).
[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 208,102. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Binns, D. (1982). The Scenic Settle & Carlisle Railway. Skipton: Wyvern Publications. p. 19. ISBN 0-90794-102-8.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Long Preston | Northern Rail Leeds to Morecambe Line |
Clapham | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Settle Junction | Midland Railway "Little" North Western Railway |
Clapham | ||
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