Heading west, it is the last station before the Bentham Line and Settle and Carlisle Line diverge at Settle Junction, situated to the north of the village.
D. Lazonby until 1945[5] (afterwards station master at Clapham, Yorks.)
Facilitiesedit
Facilities at the station are somewhat basic. The original wooden station buildings were demolished in the early 1970s, and there are now just simple waiting shelters on each platform. There is an operational help point to obtain timetable information or emergency assistance. There is also a small car park.
The station is unstaffed, but a ticket machine was installed in 2019 to allow travellers to buy tickets before travelling. There is level access to the southbound platform only - the opposite side has a ramp, but this is quite steep and is not recommended for use by disabled travellers.[6] Train running information is provided by telephone, digital information screens and timetable posters.
Generally, there is a train at least every two hours from Long Preston southbound towards Leeds (thirteen departures per day in total) and northbound. All services from Leeds to Lancaster (eight per day) stop there, along with four Leeds to Carlisle trains. There is also one train each day that runs north only as far as Ribblehead, whilst five Lancaster trains continue to Morecambe and the last southbound train terminates at Skipton.[7]
For many years on Sundays, only Leeds - Morecambe trains stopped at Long Preston. However, since 2009, certain Carlisle trains have also served the station on Sundays. As a result, there are now five trains to Lancaster/Morecambe and two to Carlisle northbound and nine trains to Leeds southbound (the two morning/early afternoon services on the Morecambe line that formerly ran in summer only up until 2010 now run throughout the year). The station also now has an afternoon departure that runs through to Sheffield and Nottingham and a single service to Heysham Port in the late morning.
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Long Preston is a railway station on the Bentham Line which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton The station situated 37 1 2 miles 60 km north west of Leeds serves the village of Long Preston in North Yorkshire It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains Long PrestonGeneral informationLocationLong Preston CravenEnglandCoordinates54 01 00 N 2 15 19 W 54 0166575 N 2 2551519 W 54 0166575 2 2551519Grid referenceSD833579Owned byNetwork RailManaged byNorthern TrainsPlatforms2Tracks2Other informationStation codeLPRClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOriginal company Little North Western RailwayPre groupingMidland RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish Rail London Midland Region Key dates30 July 1849OpenedPassengers2018 1911 6702019 2013 6242020 211 6782021 228 9742022 2314 042LocationLong PrestonLocation in North Yorkshire EnglandNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Heading west it is the last station before the Bentham Line and Settle and Carlisle Line diverge at Settle Junction situated to the north of the village Contents 1 History 1 1 Stationmasters 2 Facilities 3 Services 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksHistory editThe station was opened on 30 July 1849 by the Little North Western Railway It was later taken over by the Midland Railway 1 Stationmasters edit Samuel Shaw ca 1851 W Cooke until 1860 2 Thomas Cheetle 1860 1861 S Hargreaves 1861 Henry Lewis ca 1871 J Clementson until 1873 3 afterwards station master at Shottle A Nowell 1873 1874 3 H Wright 1874 1881 4 Edwin Belfield 1881 1883 4 formerly station master at Cotehill William George Mitchell 1883 4 ca 1914 H H Heelis before 1931 D Lazonby until 1945 5 afterwards station master at Clapham Yorks Facilities editFacilities at the station are somewhat basic The original wooden station buildings were demolished in the early 1970s and there are now just simple waiting shelters on each platform There is an operational help point to obtain timetable information or emergency assistance There is also a small car park The station is unstaffed but a ticket machine was installed in 2019 to allow travellers to buy tickets before travelling There is level access to the southbound platform only the opposite side has a ramp but this is quite steep and is not recommended for use by disabled travellers 6 Train running information is provided by telephone digital information screens and timetable posters 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 Generally there is a train at least every two hours from Long Preston southbound towards Leeds thirteen departures per day in total and northbound All services from Leeds to Lancaster eight per day stop there along with four Leeds to Carlisle trains There is also one train each day that runs north only as far as Ribblehead whilst five Lancaster trains continue to Morecambe and the last southbound train terminates at Skipton 7 For many years on Sundays only Leeds Morecambe trains stopped at Long Preston However since 2009 certain Carlisle trains have also served the station on Sundays As a result there are now five trains to Lancaster Morecambe and two to Carlisle northbound and nine trains to Leeds southbound the two morning early afternoon services on the Morecambe line that formerly ran in summer only up until 2010 now run throughout the year The station also now has an afternoon departure that runs through to Sheffield and Nottingham and a single service to Heysham Port in the late morning References edit Bairstow p 96 1859 1866 Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts 8 1914 Retrieved 14 March 2021 a b 1871 1879 Coaching Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Depts 15 1871 Retrieved 20 February 2021 a b c 1881 1898 Coaching Midland Railway Operating Traffic and Coaching Depts 62 1881 Retrieved 14 March 2021 L M S Railway Staff Changes Lancaster Guardian England 9 November 1945 Retrieved 14 March 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Long Preston station facilities National Rail Enquiries Retrieved 29 November 2016 GB eNRT May 2023 Edition Table 35 Network Rail Sources editBairstow M 2000 The Little North Western Railway Martin Bairstow Leeds ISBN 1 871944 21 XExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Long Preston railway station at Wikimedia Commons Train times and station information for Long Preston railway station from National Rail Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following station Hellifield Northern TrainsBentham Line Giggleswick Hellifield Northern TrainsSettle and Carlisle Line Settle Historical railways Hellifield Midland Railway Little North Western Railway Settle Junction nbsp This article on a railway station in Yorkshire and the Humber is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Long Preston railway station amp oldid 1189907214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
