Long Preston railway station


Long Preston railway station serves the village of Long Preston in North Yorkshire, England. The station is north-west of Leeds on the Leeds to Morecambe Line and is managed by Northern who provide all passenger train services.
It is the last station before the Settle-Carlisle Line and the Leeds to Morecambe Line diverge at Settle Junction to the north of the village. 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’s is also a small car park with room for a few cars.
It is unstaffed, but has had a ticket machine 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. Train running information is provided by telephone, digital information screens and timetable posters.
The station was opened on 30 July 1849 by the "little" North Western Railway, later taken over by the Midland Railway.

Services

Generally, there is a train at least every two hours from Long Preston southbound towards Leeds and northbound. All services from Leeds to Lancaster 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.
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 station also now has an afternoon departure that runs through to Sheffield and and a single service to in the late morning.