Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station

Burley-in-Wharfedale
National Rail
A view looking along the line towards Ilkley
General information
LocationBurley in Wharfedale, City of Bradford
England
Coordinates53°54′30″N 1°45′13″W / 53.9082°N 1.7535°W / 53.9082; -1.7535
Grid referenceSE162458
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBUW
Fare zone3
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1865
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.496 million
2019/20Decrease 0.489 million
2020/21Decrease 0.172 million
2021/22Increase 0.376 million
2022/23Increase 0.465 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station serves the village of Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire, England, in the City of Bradford. The station lies on the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square. It is served by Class 333 units run by Northern Trains, who also manage the station.

It was opened in 1865 and is located on the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway (and thus run by both the Midland Railway and the North Eastern Railway), 3+14 miles (5.2 km) east of Ilkley. The station is unstaffed (and has been so since October 1968) and was once the junction for the line to Leeds via Otley. This route closed in 1965, as a result of the Beeching Axe.[1] The station building still stands, but is now privately owned.

In February and March 2022, tactile paving was installed along both platform edges.[2]

There are plans for the platforms to be extended to allow for 6 carriage trains.[3]

  1. ^ "Otley to Ilkley, 1865 - 1965 Joint North Eastern & Midland Railway"Lost Railways - West Yorkshire; Retrieved 3 June 2016
  2. ^ White, Chloe (12 March 2022). "Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station sees improved accessibility". RailAdvent. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ^ Comfort, Nick (June 2023). "Whafedale platform extensions for 6-car trains". Today's Railways UK. No. 256. p. 18.