Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire,in Northern England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire,Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the City of Bradford. Approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Bradford and 17 miles (27 km) north-west of Leeds,the town lies mainly on the south bank of the River Wharfe in Wharfedale,one of the Yorkshire Dales.
The Wharfedale line is one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. The service connects Ilkley with Leeds and Bradford,and is operated by Northern Trains. West Yorkshire Metrocards are available for use on the line,covering Zones 3–5. The line is served predominantly by four-coach Class 333 electric multiple units as well as some three-coach Class 331 EMUs.
Guiseley railway station serves Guiseley in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough,West Yorkshire,England. On the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square,it is served mostly by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern Trains,which also manages the station.
Bradford Forster Square railway station serves Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. The majority of services to and from the station use Class 333 and Class 331 electric multiple units operated by Northern Trains;they run on the Airedale line to Skipton,the Wharfedale line to Ilkley and the Leeds-Bradford line to Leeds.
Ben Rhydding is a village in the City of Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. It is part of the Ilkley urban area and civil parish.
Menston railway station serves Menston in the City of Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. On the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square,it is served by Class 331 and 333 electric trains run by Northern Trains,who also manage the station.
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.
Ilkley railway station serves Ilkley in the City of Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. On the Wharfedale Line,it is served by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern Trains,which also manages the station.
Shipley railway station serves the market town of Shipley in West Yorkshire,England. It is 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) north of Bradford Forster Square and 10+3⁄4 miles (17.3 km) north-west of Leeds.
Baildon railway station serves the town of Baildon near Shipley in West Yorkshire,England. The station reopened under British Rail on 5 January 1973,by the Chairman of Baildon Council,Arnold Lightowler,having been closed for exactly 20 years. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) north of Bradford Forster Square,on the Wharfedale Line. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains.
Frizinghall railway station is situated in the Frizinghall district of Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. It is an unstaffed halt on the Airedale Line,2 miles (3 km) north of Bradford Forster Square. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains.
Saltaire railway station serves the Victorian model village of Saltaire near Shipley in West Yorkshire,England. It is situated 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) north of Bradford Forster Square.
Keighley railway station serves the market town of Keighley in West Yorkshire,England. The station is located on the Airedale line,17 miles (27 km) north-west of Leeds. It provides electric services to Leeds,Skipton and Bradford Forster Square,operated by Northern,along with longer distance diesel services to Morecambe and Carlisle. The station is split in two:National Rail services operate from platforms 1 and 2,while platforms 3 and 4 are the northern terminus of heritage services to Oxenhope on the Keighley &Worth Valley Railway.
Skipton railway station is a Grade II listed station which serves the market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire,England. It is a stop on the Airedale Line,which provides access to destinations such as Leeds,Bradford,Carlisle,Lancaster and Morecambe. The station is operated by Northern Trains and is situated 27 miles (43 km) north-west of Leeds;it is located on Broughton Road.
Apperley Bridge station is situated in Bradford on the line between Leeds and Shipley,West Yorkshire,England. It serves the district of Apperley Bridge in the north-east of the city.
The Yorkshire Dales Railway was a branch line linking the town of Skipton with the villages of Rylstone,Threshfield and Grassington in North Yorkshire,England. There were two stations on the line –Grassington &Threshfield and Rylstone –and a connection via the Skipton to Ilkley Line to Skipton.
Kirkstall Forge railway station is a station serving the Kirkstall area of Leeds,West Yorkshire,England. It is on the Leeds to Bradford Line between Leeds City and Shipley and was opened on 19 June 2016,near the site of an earlier station with the same name.
The Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway was a railway line running between the towns of Otley and Ilkley in West Yorkshire. The line was managed and run jointly by the Midland Railway (MR) and the North Eastern Railway (NER) and was 6+1⁄2 miles (10 km) long. Opened to passenger traffic on 1 August 1865 and freight traffic some months later,the line ran for almost 100 years before partial closure in July 1965 when the line to Otley closed. Today passenger services run over the rest of the line as part of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE) Wharfedale Line.
The Wharfedale Greenway is a proposed cycleway,footpath and equestrian route which will run along the route of the former Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway between Burley in Wharfedale and Pool in Wharfedale via Otley,West Yorkshire,England. The railway previously connected the extant Wharfedale and Harrogate lines until its closure in 1965. It will also have a branch southwards towards Menston alongside the remaining railway to Ilkley. The rail trail has been planned by Sustrans and the parish councils along the route since 2010 and was approved by Leeds City Council in July 2020.
Ben Rhydding Hydro,opened as the Wharfedale Hydropathic Establishment and Ben Rhydding Hotel and later rebranded as the Ben Rhydding Golf Hotel was a hotel in Ben Rhydding near Ilkley,West Yorkshire,England,opened in 1844 and demolished in 1955.
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