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Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station

Coordinates: 53°54′30″N 1°45′13″W / 53.9082°N 1.7535°W / 53.9082; -1.7535
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Burley-in-Wharfedale
National Rail
A view looking along the line towards Ilkley
General information
LocationBurley in Wharfedale, City of Bradford
England
Coordinates53°54′30″N 1°45′13″W / 53.9082°N 1.7535°W / 53.9082; -1.7535
Grid referenceSE162458
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBUW
Fare zone3
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1865
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.496 million
2019/20Decrease 0.489 million
2020/21Decrease 0.172 million
2021/22Increase 0.376 million
2022/23Increase 0.465 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station serves the village of Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Bradford. The station lies on the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square. It is served by Class 333 units run by Northern Trains, who also manage the station.

It was opened in 1865 and is located on the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway (and thus run by both the Midland Railway and the North Eastern Railway), 3+14 miles (5.2 km) east of Ilkley. The station is unstaffed (and has been so since October 1968) and was once the junction for the line to Leeds via Otley. This route closed in 1965, as a result of the Beeching Axe.[1] The station building still stands, but is now privately owned.

In February and March 2022, tactile paving was installed along both platform edges.[2]

There are plans for the platforms to be extended to allow for 6 carriage trains.[3]

Facilities

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View SE, towards Guiseley and Leeds in 1961

Though unstaffed (as noted), the station does have a self-service ticket machine in place to allow passengers to buy before boarding; this can also be used to collect advance purchase tickets. Waiting shelters are provided on both platforms, which are linked by footbridge (step-free access is however possible to both via nearby streets). Train running information is offered via customer information screens, automated announcements and timetable posters.[4]

Services

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During Monday to Saturday daytimes services run to/from Leeds twice-hourly and hourly to Bradford Forster Square and there are three services every hour to Ilkley (an extra Bradford to Ilkley train each way per hour runs at peak time). During Monday to Saturday evenings and all day Sundays, services are hourly to/from both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square and there are two departures per hour to Ilkley.[5]

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
Disused railways
Otley   Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway   Ben Rhydding

References

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  1. ^ "Otley to Ilkley, 1865 - 1965 Joint North Eastern & Midland Railway"Lost Railways - West Yorkshire; Retrieved 3 June 2016
  2. ^ White, Chloe (12 March 2022). "Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station sees improved accessibility". RailAdvent. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ^ Comfort, Nick (June 2023). "Whafedale platform extensions for 6-car trains". Today's Railways UK. No. 256. p. 18.
  4. ^ Burley-in-Wharfedale station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  5. ^ Table 34 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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