Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station


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, east of Ilkley. The station is unstaffed and was once the junction for the line to Leeds via. This route closed in 1965, as a result of the Beeching Axe. The station building still stands, but is now privately owned.

Facilities

Though unstaffed, the station does have a self-service ticket machine in place to allow passengers to buy before boarding; this can also be used to collect advance purchase tickets. Waiting shelters are provided on both platforms, which are linked by footbridge. Train running information is offered via CIS displays, automated announcements and timetable posters.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes services run to/from Leeds and Bradford twice per hour, and there are four services every hour to Ilkley. During Monday to Saturday evenings and all day Sundays, services are hourly to/from both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square and there are two departures per hour to Ilkley