General information | |
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Location | Guiseley, City of Leeds England |
Coordinates | 53°52′34″N1°42′54″W / 53.876°N 1.715°W |
Grid reference | SE188422 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | GSY |
Fare zone | 3 |
History | |
Opened | 1865 |
Passengers | |
2017/18 | 1.259 million |
2018/19 | 1.224 million |
2019/20 | 1.232 million |
2020/21 | 0.287 million |
2021/22 | 0.711 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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.
The station opened in 1865 originally being owned by the Midland Railway. There were services to Otley until 1965 when the Arthington to Menston line closed under the Beeching axe. The line was electrified between 1994 and 1995 while the station was largely reconstructed in 2002. Patronage has slowly increased at the station with it having consistently over one million annual passengers since 2012.
During Monday to Saturday daytimes services run to/from Leeds twice per hour and once each hour to/from Bradford (half-hourly in the peaks),meaning that as Guiseley is the first station that is served by trains on both branches of the line,there are three or four services every hour to Ilkley. On Monday to Saturday evenings,services are hourly to/from both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square. On Sundays,services are hourly to/from Leeds and Bradford. [1] Services at the station are operated by British Rail Class 333 and Class 331 electric multiple units.
The station facilities were redeveloped in 2002 to give a new waiting room on platform two (for trains to Leeds and Bradford) and a waiting room and ticket office on platform one (for trains to Ilkley). This office is open from 06:15–19:30 Mon–Sat and 09:15–16:30 on Sundays. A small car park is accessible from Station Road and the station has cycle lockers situated on either platform with an additional cycle shelter outside the ticket office. Passengers on foot can also access the station via a path from Netherfield Road or a path that connects with Morton Terrace and Otley Road. Step-free access is available only on the Ilkley-bound platform. [2] The station is equipped with live information displays,there is a payphone on platform one and an automated ticket machine which can be used outside of the ticket office hours on platform two.
Along with Horsforth station on the Harrogate Line,Guiseley is one of the two closest railway stations to Leeds Bradford Airport,at nearby Yeadon. An hourly bus service (Service A3) between the airport and Bradford Interchange runs along nearby Oxford Road. A more frequent bus service to/from the airport (Service A1) runs from Leeds railway station but takes longer.
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.
Bradford Forster Square railway station serves Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. The majority of services to/from the railway station use Class 333 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.
Bradford Interchange is a transport interchange in Bradford,West Yorkshire,England,which consists of a railway station and bus station adjacent. The Interchange,which was designed in 1962,was hailed as a showpiece of European design and was opened on 14 January 1973. It is served by the majority of bus services in the city centre,while the railway station,which is one of two in the city centre,is served by Northern and is also the terminus for Grand Central services from London King's Cross.
New Pudsey railway station serves the towns of Farsley and Pudsey in West Yorkshire,England,on the Calder Valley line. It serves the adjacent suburb of Thornbury.
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.
Ben Rhydding railway station serves the Ben Rhydding area of Ilkley,West Yorkshire;it is situated about a mile east of the town centre. On the Wharfedale Line,between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square,it is served by Class 331 and Class 333 electric multiple units (EMUs) 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) northwest 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. The station,an unstaffed halt 2 miles (3 km) north of Bradford Forster Square is on the Airedale Line,and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Trains.
Horsforth railway station is a railway station in West Yorkshire,England. It is on the Harrogate Line 5.75 miles (9 km) north west of Leeds station and the final stop in the West Yorkshire Metro regulated area towards Harrogate.
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.
Crossflatts railway station serves the Crossflatts area of Bingley,north of Bradford in West Yorkshire,England. The station is on the Airedale Line,14.5 miles (23 km) north west of Leeds and 6.5 miles (10 km) north west of Bradford Forster Square. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern.
Steeton and Silsden railway station serves the village of Steeton and the town of Silsden in West Yorkshire,England. It is situated closer to Steeton than to Silsden,and is on the Airedale Line. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern.
Cononley railway station serves the village of Cononley in North Yorkshire,England. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern.
Skipton railway station is a Grade II listed station which serves the town of Skipton in North Yorkshire,England on the Airedale Line,which gives Skipton 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.
Littleborough railway station serves the town of Littleborough in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale,Greater Manchester,England.
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.
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.
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