Cononley railway station

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General information
Location	Craven
Coordinates	53.9173°N 2.0119°W / 53.9173; -2.0119
Managed by	Northern
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CEY
Fare zone	7
Key dates
1847	Opened
22 March 1965	Closed
20 April 1988	Reopened

Cononley railway station serves the village of Cononley in North Yorkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern.

It was originally opened in late 1847, at a cost of £900, by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway. It was closed on 22 March 1965, though its platforms remained intact and the main buildings survived until the mid-1970s.

It was reopened by British Rail on 20 April 1988 at a cost of £34,000, which was borne by the county, district and local parish councils and the Rural Development Commission.

The station has two platforms and is right beside Cononley's main street. Step-free access is available to both platforms, via the level crossing at the Skipton end of the station. It is unstaffed but has now been fitted with ticket machines (one on the southbound platform and the other on the northbound side adjacent to the exit) to allow passengers to buy before travelling. An automated Tannoy system and digital information screens provide train running information to passengers.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytime, there is a half-hourly service from Skipton to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square and four trains an hour towards Skipton. 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.

On Sundays is an hourly service to Leeds and Bradford with two trains per hour to Skipton.

These services are normally provided by Class 333 or Class 322 EMUs, with new CAF Class 331 sets also now starting to appear on certain workings.

Services towards Morecambe and Carlisle normally pass through without stopping, but the first morning service to Carlisle and the last evening train from Ribblehead to Leeds each serve the station. One train to both Morecambe and Carlisle stop here on Sunday mornings.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Steeton and Silsden		Northern Airedale Line		Skipton
Steeton and Silsden		Northern Leeds-Morecambe Line		Skipton
Steeton and Silsden		Northern Settle-Carlisle Line		Skipton
	Historical railways
Kildwick and Crosshills Station closed; Line open		Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway		Skipton

References

• Binns, D. (1984), Steam in Airedale, Wyvern Publications, Skipton, ISBN 0-907941-11-7

External links

• Train times and station information for Cononley railway station from National Rail