Keighley railway station
Keighley  | |
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 Northern Class 333 on Platform 1 | |
| Location | Keighley, City of Bradford England |
| Coordinates | 53°52′04″N 1°54′04″W / 53.8679°N 1.9011°WCoordinates: 53°52′04″N 1°54′04″W / 53.8679°N 1.9011°W |
| Grid reference | SE066413 |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Platforms | 2 (National Rail) + 2 (K&WVR) |
| Other information | |
| Station code | KEI |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| Classification | DfT category C2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 16 Mar 1847 | Opened (north of road bridge)[1] |
| 6 May 1883 | Relocated (south of road bridge)[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2016/17 |  1.705 million |
| 2017/18 |  1.665 million |
| 2018/19 | 1.623 million |
| 2019/20 | 1.571 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.527 million |
| Location | |
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| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Keighley railway station serves the town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. The station is located on the Airedale line, with longer distance services to Morecambe and Carlisle. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway have their northern terminus in the station.
History[]
First opened in March 1847 by the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway (although rebuilt on the present site in 1883).[1] The volume of traffic over the original level crossing in the town, prompted the Midland Railway to spend £60,000 in 1876 building the road bridge immediately to the north of where the present station is located.[2] The station is located on the Airedale Line 17 miles (27 km) north west of Leeds. It is managed by Northern, who operate most of the passenger trains serving it. Electric trains operate frequently from Keighley towards Bradford Forster Square, Leeds and Skipton. Longer distance diesel trains on the Leeds to Morecambe Line and Settle to Carlisle Line also call here.
Keighley is also the northern terminus of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. This is a heritage branch-line railway run by volunteers that was originally built by the Midland Railway and opened in 1867. Closed to passenger traffic in 1962, it was reopened by the K&WVR Preservation Society six years later and is now a popular tourist attraction. Trains on the former GNR lines to Bradford and Halifax via Queensbury also served the station from 1882 until closure in May 1955.
The Airedale Line runs from platforms 1 and 2 and Keighley and Worth Valley railway operate from platforms 3 and 4.
The Keighley and Worth Valley service runs daily during the summer and at weekends in other seasons, but has resisted offers to introduce a true commuter service in conjunction with the local authority. It has a connection to the Airedale Line (via sidings) just north of the Bradford Road bridge for rolling stock transfers and occasional visits by charter trains.
From 1892 to 1909 the Midland Railway operated a second station on the Airedale line a short distance from Keighley Station at Thwaites. There is now no visible trace of this station having ever existed.
Stationmasters[]
- William Simpson ca. 1849[3] (imprisoned and kept for hard labour for 12 months after pleading guilty to embezzlement)
- J. Boothe until 1860[4]
- William Torbitt 1860 - 1863[4]
- R. Elliott 1863[4] - ca. 1869
- Thomas Warwick 1869 - 1870[5] (afterwards station master at Lincoln)
- Ralph Singleton ca. 1875 - 1884[6]
- Henry Towle 1884 - 1890[6] (formerly station master at Luton)
- William S. Carr 1890 - 1900[6]
- William Coles 1900[6] - 1908 (afterwards station master at Skipton)
- David Bennett Smith 1908 - 1924[7] (formerly station master at Manningham)
- Herbert M. Read 1924[8] - 1929 (formerly station master at Clay Cross)
- H.S. Dawes from 1929 (formerly station master at Calverley and Rodley)
- James P. Richardson 1940 - 1947[9]
- F.A. Cooke 1947 - 1953 (formerly station master at Dursley)
- M.W. Hesseltine ca. 1955
Facilities[]
The National Rail side of the station is fully staffed, with the ticket office open seven days a week (except evenings). Train running information is provided via a public address system, posters and digital information screens. A waiting room is available on platform 1 and shelters on platform 2. Step-free access to both platforms from the main entrance is via ramps from the road above, whilst platform 1 also has level access from Dalton Lane.[10]
The K&WVR has its own ticket office and access ramps from the shared main entrance to platforms 3 and 4. They also have a refreshment stand and bookstall on platform 4, which is open when the railway is operating.[11]
Services[]
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During Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service to both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square in one direction and four trains an hour towards Skipton in the other. In the evenings there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains per hour to Skipton.[12]
On Sundays there is an hourly service to Leeds and to Bradford with two per hour to Skipton. The new Northern franchise agreement (starting in April 2016) included provision to increase the Bradford service to hourly from its former two-hourly frequency, and this occurred at the December 2017 timetable change.
There are also a number of trains each day from Leeds to Carlisle (eight on weekdays and six on Sundays) and Lancaster (seven on weekdays with five extended to Morecambe, and five on Sundays) - both routes are operated by Northern.[13]
There is also a daily service from Skipton to London King's Cross (via Leeds) that calls (except Sundays), which is operated by London North Eastern Railway. A return service also operates from King's Cross to Skipton - this runs all week, including Sundays and calls to set down only.
The Keighley and Worth Valley service runs daily during the summer and at weekends in other seasons.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Shipley | London North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line (Limited service) |
Skipton | ||
| Crossflatts | Northern Airedale Line |
Steeton and Silsden | ||
| Bingley | Northern Leeds-Morecambe Line |
Skipton | ||
| Bingley | Northern Settle-Carlisle Line |
Skipton | ||
 Heritage railways
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| Ingrow (West) | Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | Terminus | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Ingrow (East) | Great Northern Railway Queensbury Lines |
Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Thwaites | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway |
Steeton and Silsden | ||
Filming[]
The station was featured in the Head & Shoulders advert "Don't break up with your hair" in early 2009. The advert uses the platform that serves the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, notable for the period features that it has retained over the years.[14]
The station was most famously used in the filming of the film Yanks (1979) and in the Pink Floyd film, The Wall (1982). It was most recently used in the filming of Peaky Blinders, a BBC television drama about criminals in Birmingham just after the First World War.[15]
In the first episode of All Creatures Great and Small (2020 TV series), the main character, James Herriot, says goodbye to his parents and boards a train in Glasgow; these scenes were actually filmed at Keighley Station. A Keighley and Worth Valley Railway train also appears in that episode.[16]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. p.128
- ^ Keighley, William (1879). Keighley, past and present, or An historical, topographical and statistical sketch of the town, parish, and environs of Keighley, including some places in the parish of Bingley; likewise an account of the ancient families. Keighley: A Hey. p. 258. OCLC 79287832.
- ^ "William Simpson, Servant". Yorkshire Gazette. England. 22 March 1851. Retrieved 27 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 14. 1914. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Miscellaneous". Nottingham Journal. England. 5 November 1870. Retrieved 5 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d "1876-1908 Skipton, Keighley, Shipley, Hellifield". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 86. 1899. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Stationmaster's Record". Leeds Mercury. England. 5 April 1924. Retrieved 27 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Clay Cross, Pilsley, Tupton & District Jottings". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 26 April 1924. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster at Keighley Retirinng". Bradford Observer. England. 8 February 1947. Retrieved 27 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Keighley station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 1 December 2016
- ^ Newsagents and Refreshment Kiosk at Keighley Station Dixon, David Geograph.org; Retrieved 1 December 2016
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable December 2017 Edition, Table 36
- ^ Table 42 National Rail timetable, May 2019
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Rahman, Miran. "Filming starts at Keighley & Worth Valley Railway". Keighley News. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
- PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2, Geoffrey Body (1988) Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 1-85260-072-1
- Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale Martin Bairstow (2004) ISBN 1-871944-28-7
External links[]
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- Train times and station information for Keighley railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Bradford
- Former Midland Railway stations
- Northern franchise railway stations
- Railway stations served by London North Eastern Railway
- Buildings and structures in Keighley
- Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847