Skipton

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Skipton

Station code: SKI National Rail
Where: Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England
Opened on the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway.


Chronology Dates

30/07/1849North Western Railway
Skipton to Ingleton opened.

News items

19/03/2023The disused railway line that could be key in helping put an end to deprivation [LancsLive]
02/12/2022Railway line set to reopen after Carlisle freight train derailment [Network Rail]
25/11/2022Northern issues Do Not Travel advice on routes between Carlisle and Skipton this Sunday [Northern]
23/04/2022Memory Lane: How the Keighley district was transformed by arrival of canal [Keighley News]
23/02/2022Broadcaster and ex-politician adds voice to rail campaign [Keighley News]
28/11/2021Plans for new stations and lines in Lancashire railway overhaul [LancsLive]
30/03/2021Towns thanked for response to gateway consultations [North Yorkshire County Council]
20/07/2020New Carlisle to Settle services aim to 'kick-start' tourism [BBC News]
29/06/2020New tourist train opens up Yorkshire dales [The Guardian]
03/02/2018Skipton-Colne railway: Study to look into reopening line [BBC News]