The station was opened on 30 July 1849 by the "Little" North Western Railway, later taken over by the Midland Railway.[1] The original stone shelters survive on each platform, but the main wooden station building is now in private use.[2]
Stationmastersedit
Peter William ca. 1851
W. Renshaw until 1861[3] (afterwards station master at Berkley Road)
David Bennett Smith 1893[4] - 1901[5] (afterwards station master at Manningham)[6]
James Staff 1901[5] - 1920[7] (formerly station master at Oxenhope)
Midland Railway wagon card, for a consignment from Gargrave to Skipton, issued on 24 March 1900.
Facilitiesedit
The station is unstaffed, with a ticket machine and digital information screens installed as part of an ongoing upgrade process announced in 2016.[8] Level access is only possible for southbound travellers, as the northbound platform can only be reached by steps from the road bridge.[9]
Pennine Wayedit
The Pennine Way, a long-distance path, crosses the railway a few hundred yards to the west of the station.
The service level from here in both directions was increased at the May 2018 timetable change, as a consequence of the 2015 Northern franchise award to Arriva Rail North.[10] The improvements included two additional trains each way on the Leeds - Lancaster route on weekdays and an extra train on Sundays - these began operating on 20 May 2018 with the start of the summer timetable.
In total there are now fourteen departures northbound (up from ten prior to May 2018) - eight to Lancaster and five to Carlisle, plus one evening train to Ribblehead. Five of the Lancaster trains continue to Morecambe, but the daily direct Heysham train has now ceased. Southbound there are thirteen departures to Leeds, plus a single late evening departure to Skipton only (though this has a connection to Leeds from there).
Eight trains each way call on Sundays (five to Lancaster and Morecambe, three to Carlisle northbound).[11]
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Gargrave is a railway station on the Bentham Line which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton The station situated 30 miles 48 km north west of Leeds serves the village of Gargrave in North Yorkshire It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains GargraveGeneral informationLocationGargrave CravenEnglandCoordinates53 58 42 N 2 06 18 W 53 9782539 N 2 1050692 W 53 9782539 2 1050692Grid referenceSD932535Owned byNetwork RailManaged byNorthern TrainsPlatforms2Tracks2Other informationStation codeGGVClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal company Little North Western RailwayPre groupingMidland RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish Rail London Midland Region Key dates30 July 1849OpenedPassengers2018 1930 4622019 2033 8202020 215 7802021 2223 6442022 2332 726LocationGargraveLocation in North Yorkshire EnglandNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Contents 1 History 1 1 Stationmasters 2 Facilities 3 Pennine Way 4 Services 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksHistory editThe station was opened on 30 July 1849 by the Little North Western Railway later taken over by the Midland Railway 1 The original stone shelters survive on each platform but the main wooden station building is now in private use 2 Stationmasters edit Peter William ca 1851 W Renshaw until 1861 3 afterwards station master at Berkley Road John Bell 1861 ca 1866 W Lewin formerly station master at Oxenhope Thomas Stone ca 1871 1893 4 David Bennett Smith 1893 4 1901 5 afterwards station master at Manningham 6 James Staff 1901 5 1920 7 formerly station master at Oxenhope nbsp Midland Railway wagon card for a consignment from Gargrave to Skipton issued on 24 March 1900 Facilities editThe station is unstaffed with a ticket machine and digital information screens installed as part of an ongoing upgrade process announced in 2016 8 Level access is only possible for southbound travellers as the northbound platform can only be reached by steps from the road bridge 9 Pennine Way editThe Pennine Way a long distance path crosses the railway a few hundred yards to the west of the station Services editNorthern TrainsRoute 7 vte Settle amp Carlisle amp Bentham lines nbsp Carlisle nbsp Armathwaite nbsp Lazonby amp Kirkoswald nbsp Langwathby nbsp Appleby nbsp Kirkby Stephen nbsp Garsdale nbsp Dent nbsp Ribblehead nbsp Horton in Ribblesdale nbsp Settle nbsp nbsp Heysham Port nbsp nbsp nbsp Morecambe nbsp nbsp Bare Lane nbsp nbsp Lancaster nbsp nbsp Carnforth nbsp nbsp Wennington nbsp nbsp Bentham nbsp nbsp Clapham nbsp nbsp Giggleswick nbsp nbsp nbsp Long Preston nbsp Hellifield nbsp Gargrave nbsp Skipton nbsp Keighley nbsp Bingley nbsp Shipley nbsp Leeds The service level from here in both directions was increased at the May 2018 timetable change as a consequence of the 2015 Northern franchise award to Arriva Rail North 10 The improvements included two additional trains each way on the Leeds Lancaster route on weekdays and an extra train on Sundays these began operating on 20 May 2018 with the start of the summer timetable In total there are now fourteen departures northbound up from ten prior to May 2018 eight to Lancaster and five to Carlisle plus one evening train to Ribblehead Five of the Lancaster trains continue to Morecambe but the daily direct Heysham train has now ceased Southbound there are thirteen departures to Leeds plus a single late evening departure to Skipton only though this has a connection to Leeds from there Eight trains each way call on Sundays five to Lancaster and Morecambe three to Carlisle northbound 11 References edit Bairstow 2000 p 96 Bairstow 2000 p 4 1859 1866 Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts 9 1914 Retrieved 12 April 2021 a b 1881 1898 Coaching Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Depts 66 1881 Retrieved 12 April 2021 a b 1899 1908 Coaching Piece 1026 Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Depts 135 1899 Retrieved 12 April 2021 Mr R Smith Yorkshire Evening Post England 12 January 1901 Retrieved 12 April 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Golden Wedding Bradford Observer England 23 March 1937 Retrieved 12 April 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Official Opening For New Giggleswick Shelter Community Rail Lancashire Retrieved 15 December 2016 Gargrave GGV National Rail Enquiries Retrieved 25 November 2016 Northern Franchise Improvements DfT Archived from the original on 14 June 2018 Table 35 National Rail timetable May 2023Sources editBairstow M 2000 The Little North Western Railway Leeds Martin Bairstow ISBN 1 871944 21 X External links edit nbsp Media related to Gargrave railway station at Wikimedia Commons Train times and station information for Gargrave railway station from National Rail Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following station Skipton Northern TrainsBentham Line Hellifield Skipton Northern TrainsSettle and Carlisle Line Hellifield Historical railways Skipton Midland Railway Little North Western Railway Bell Busk nbsp This 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