Skipton bus station

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Skipton bus station
New bus station at Skipton - geograph.org.uk - 1403991.jpg
General information
LocationKeighley Road, Skipton
Craven
Coordinates 53°57′34″N2°01′09″W / 53.95952°N 2.01904°W / 53.95952; -2.01904
Bus routes
  • 66 Keighley
  • 72 Grassington
  • 280 Clitheroe, Preston
  • 580 Settle, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster
  • PENDLE WIZZ Burnley
  • 784 Ilkley and Otley
  • Local NYCC buses
[1]
Bus stands8
Bus operators
Connections Skipton railway station (550 yards [500 m])
History
Opened2009 (On site of old bus station) [4]
Skipton bus station prior to redevelopment. Skipton Bus Station - geograph.org.uk - 1639405.jpg
Skipton bus station prior to redevelopment.

Skipton bus station serves the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the town centre, just off Keighley Road, and has eight stands. The main bus operators are Transdev Blazefield (operating as the Keighley Bus Company), Burnley Bus Company, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire [5] and Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire. Services that are not sustainable on a commercial level are provided by North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) minibuses. [6]

Contents

National Express and Megabus also serve the bus station. [7] [8] Previously, Pride of the Dales, [9] Pennine Motor Services [10] and First Leeds operated services here.

History

The original bus station was opened on 8 May 1950; [11] it was named after Waller Hill Beck that runs underneath it. [12]

A replacement was built on the same site, which opened in January 2009; [5] North Yorkshire County Council and Craven District Council invested £1.2 million in the facility. [7] [13] [14]

Services

Skipton bus station is currently served by multiple routes and operators: [15]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/bus-timetables Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine – search for Skipton
  2. ↑ "Timetables | Page 2 | Leeds | First Bus".
  3. ↑ "580, 581, 582, 75". Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. ↑ picture of old bus station on same site https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Pennine_Motors_coaches_in_Waller_Hill_bus_station_Skipton%2C_North_Yorkshire_30_May_1990.jpg Archived 15 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 Sutcliffe, Robert (23 December 2008). "Bus station opening put back". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  6. ↑ Council, North Yorkshire County (21 November 2018). "Fleet Services to keep bus services running". North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Skipton bus station open". North Yorkshire County Council. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  8. ↑ "Stagecoach expands megabus.com services". busandcoach.com. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "Pride of the Dales – keeping dales communities on the move". Craven Herald. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Craven and Valley Life (6 August 2014). "The Last Bus Ever". Craven and Valley Life. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "£16,500 bus station is opened at Skipton". Bradford Observer. 9 May 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. ↑ timetableworld.com. look for bus timetables, then West Yorkshire Road Car, find a timetable with Skipton on it. The beck name (Beck = local name for stream) is visible on OSGB maps, which you can view free at streetmap.co.uk
  13. ↑ Speak, Jenny (6 June 2008). "Go-ahead for bus station". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2010. A £1.2 million plan to revamp Skipton's rundown bus station has been given the go-ahead.
  14. ↑ "Skipton bus station delay but parking is free". Craven Herald. 28 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010. The bus station revamp has cost £1.2 million and has been a joint project with Craven District Council, which owns the site.
  15. ↑ "Stops in Skipton". Bus Times. 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  16. ↑ https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/harrogate/network-changes/90aa5d50-b242-4740-bf0f-4fe83296f965
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