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.
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.
Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire,England. The station is around 44.4 kilometres north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is served and managed by Great Northern,who operate Thameslink stopping services southbound to King’s Cross via stations such as Welwyn Garden City and Potters Bar,to Brighton and Horsham via central London and Gatwick Airport and to Moorgate via Watton-at-Stone,Hertford North and Enfield Chase and services northbound to Cambridge and Peterborough. It is also frequently served by London North Eastern Railway,who operate fast non-stopping services southbound towards London and northbound towards cities including York,Leeds and Edinburgh. Hull Trains and Lumo operate very limited services from the station.
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 is a station between Leeds and Bradford on the Calder Valley line,which serves the towns of Farsley and Pudsey in West Yorkshire,England. It also 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. It is 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. It is 15.5 miles (24.9 km) north-west of Leeds,and 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Ilkley railway 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.
Horsforth railway station serves the town of Horsforth in West Yorkshire,England. It is a stop on the Harrogate Line,5.75 miles (9 km) north-west of Leeds,and is the final stop in the West Yorkshire Metro regulated area towards Harrogate.
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.
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 Trains.
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.
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.
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