Trains to Steeton & Silsden - Station Details and further Information on Steeton & Silsden Train Services
Steeton and Silsden train station serves the villages of Steeton and 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 Rail. Steeton & Silsden closed on 20 March 1965 (a victim of the Beeching Axe) but reopened in 1990. The current (staggered) station platforms are located on the site of the old A6068 level crossing, which was replaced by the current road bridge in 1988 as part of the Aire Valley Trunk Road project. Until closure both platforms were situated to the north of the former crossing, although the original station building (which survives as a private residence) was located on the Keighley side (south of the current northbound platform).
Because the station is the first station within the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive subsidised ticketing region on the line in to Leeds and Bradford from Skipton, there are problems with car parking at the station. It is hoped that an extension to the Metro area, to include Skipton, will alleviate this; this will take effect from the 17th May 2009. The station also lacks full access for disabled users, leading some to catch trains in the opposite direction to change platforms.
Monday to Saturday daytimes, there are half-hourly services from Skipton to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square. Evenings there is a half-hourly service to Leeds and hourly to Bradford. Sundays, the service is hourly to Leeds and two-hourly to Bradford. These services are normally provided by Class 333 EMUs.
Certain longer distance services on the Leeds to Morecambe Line and the Settle-Carlisle Line also call in the morning (southbound) and evening (northbound) peak periods to provide additional services to/from Leeds. These are provided by a variety of Diesel Multiple Units (mainly classes Class 142, Class 144 and Class 158). |
