Cononley railway station

Cononley
General information
Location	Cononley, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.9173°N 2.0119°W / 53.9173; -2.0119
Grid reference	SD993467
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CEY
Fare zone	7
Classification	DfT category F1
Key dates
1847	Opened
22 March 1965	Closed
20 April 1988	Reopened
Passengers
2019/20	0.187 million
2020/21	58,386
2021/22	0.126 million
2022/23	0.155 million
2023/24	0.171 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cononley railway station serves the village of Cononley in North Yorkshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains.

History

The station was first opened in late 1847, at a cost of £900, by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway. It was closed on 22 March 1965, though its platforms remained intact and the main buildings survived until the mid-1970s.

It was reopened by British Rail on 20 April 1988 at a cost of £34,000, which was borne by the county, district and local parish councils and the Rural Development Commission.

Facilities

The station has two platforms and is right beside Cononley's main street. Step-free access is available to both platforms, via the level crossing at the Skipton end of the station. It is unstaffed, but has now been fitted with ticket machines (one on the southbound platform and the other on the northbound side adjacent to the exit) to allow passengers to buy before travelling. An automated tannoy system and digital information screens provide train running information to passengers.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to Leeds and hourly to Bradford Forster Square, with three trains per hour towards Skipton. The Bradford service was reduced from every 30 minutes back to hourly at the spring 2023 timetable change, though it still runs at this increased frequency at peak periods.

On Sundays is an hourly service to Leeds and Bradford with two trains per hour to Skipton.

These services are normally provided by Class 333 or Class 331 electric multiple units.

Services towards Morecambe and Carlisle normally pass through without stopping; however, the first morning services to Carlisle and Carnforth, plus the last evening train from Ribblehead to Leeds, each serve the station. One train to both Morecambe and Carlisle stop here on Sunday mornings.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Steeton and Silsden		Northern Airedale Line		Skipton
Steeton and Silsden		Northern Leeds-Morecambe Line		Skipton
Steeton and Silsden		Northern Settle-Carlisle Line		Skipton
	Historical railways
Kildwick and Crosshills Station closed; Line open		Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway		Skipton

References

Sources

• Binns, D. (1984). Steam in Airedale. Skipton: Wyvern Publications. ISBN 0-907941-11-7.

External links

Media related to Cononley railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Cononley railway station from National Rail