General information | |||||
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Location | Giggleswick, Craven England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°03′42″N 2°18′10″W / 54.0617706°N 2.3028455°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD802629 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | GIG | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | "Little" North Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 August 1849 | Opened as Settle | ||||
1 May 1876 | Renamed Settle Old | ||||
1 November 1877 | Renamed Giggleswick | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 9,962 | ||||
2019/20 | 12,270 | ||||
2020/21 | 1,642 | ||||
2021/22 | 9,640 | ||||
2022/23 | 13,842 | ||||
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Giggleswick is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 41+1⁄4 miles (66 km) north-west of Leeds, serves the market town of Settle and the village of Giggleswick in North Yorkshire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.