Otley bus station

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General information
LocationCrossgate, Otley
City of Leeds
Operated byMiller Group
Bus stands5
Bus operators
Connections Menston railway station (2 miles [3.2 km])

Otley bus station serves the town of Otley, West Yorkshire, England.

Contents

The bus station consists of five stands in total. Stands 1 to 4 are in the bus station, whereas stand 5 is on Crossgate just next to the Bus Station. [1] Unlike most of the bus stations in West Yorkshire, Otley Bus Station is privately owned [2] by the Miller Group who own the Orchard Gate centre. As Otley currently does not have a railway station there is a regular connection from the town to Menston railway station 2 miles (3 km) away. [3] This links the town with the Wharfedale Line to Leeds and Bradford. [4]

Otley bus station in May 1983 Otley bus station, Yorkshire - geograph.org.uk - 625415.jpg
Otley bus station in May 1983

Services

The following services serve Otley Bus Station:

RouteDestination(s)OperatorStandNotes
33/34 [5] Leeds (City Bus Station) via Menston, Guiseley, Yeadon, Horsforth and Kirkstall [5] [Kirkstall Line] [6] First Leeds (Leeds City) [5] 2 [4] 33 only serves Otley evenings & Sundays only [5]
74 [7] Ilkley, Bolton Abbey & Grassington [7] Reliance Motor Services [7] 1 [4] Dales Bus [8] Summer Saturdays only - one return journey reach day, the rest run Ilkley to Grassington only [7]
York
653 [9] Bradford via Menston, Guiseley & Shipley [9] TLC Travel [9] 4 [4] One return journey Monday to Friday only [9]
Pool (Bridge Corner) [9] 5 [4]
781 [10] Meanwood (Stonegate Road) [10] via Pool, Harewood & Alwoodley Connexionsbuses [10] 2 [4] One return journey Monday to Friday only [10]
821 [11] Scar House Reservoir via Blubberhouses & Pateley Bridge [11] The Keighley Bus Company [11] 2 [4] Dales Bus [8]

Two return journeys on Summer Sundays. Only one journey per day runs to and from Keighley. [11]

Keighley via Guiseley, Shipley & Bingley
874 [12] Buckden via Ilkley, Bolton Abbey & Grassington [12] York Pullman [12] 1 [4] Dales Bus [8]

One return journey summer Sundays only, the rest run Ilkley to Buckden only [12]

Wetherby via Headingley, Leeds, Oakwood & Collingham [12]
923 [13] Wetherby via Pool, Arthington, Harewood, East Keswick, Scarcroft and Collingham [13] Connexionsbuses [13] 4 [4] Limited service. [13]
940 [14] Holt Park [14] Connexionsbuses [14] 4 [4]
962 [15] Ilkley via Menston Rail Station and Burley-in-Wharfedale [16] Connexionsbuses [16] 3 [4]
963 [17] Garnett Wharfe & Menston Rail Station [17] Connexionsbuses [17] 3 [4] Some journeys run to/from Mentston Railway Station only [17]
964 [18] Cambridge Drive [18] Connexionsbuses [18] 3 [4]
965 [19] Weston, Wharfedale Hospital, Newall and Menston Rail Station [20] Connexionsbuses [19] 5 [4] Some journeys run via St. Richards Road [19]
A3 [21] Leeds Bradford Airport & Bradford via Guiseley, Shipley & Frizinghall [21] Flyer (Yorkshire Coastliner) [21] 3 [4]
X52 [22] Harrogate via Pool, Weeton & Pannal [22] Connexionsbuses [22] 5 [4] One journey in each direction runs via St. Aidans School Monday to Friday during term time. [22]
X84 [23] Ilkey via Burley-in-Wharfedale First Leeds (Leeds City) [23] 1 [4]
Leeds (City Bus Station) via Bramhope, Weetwood & Headingley [23] [Headingley Line] [6] 2 [4]

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