Gargrave is a railway station on the

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, which runs between and via . The station, situated north-west of Leeds, serves the village of

Gargrave Gargrave is a large village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the A65 road, A65, north-west of Skipton. The village is situated on the very edge of the Yorkshire Dales; the River Aire and the Leeds ...

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. It is owned by

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and managed by

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History

The station was opened on 30 July 1849 by the

"Little" North Western Railway The North Western Railway (NWR) was an early British railway company in the north-west of England. It was commonly known as the "Little" North Western Railway, to distinguish it from the larger London and North Western Railway (LNWR). The was ...

, later taken over by the

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. The original stone shelters survive on each platform, but the main wooden station building is now in private use.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, digital information screens were installed as part of an ongoing upgrade process announced in 2016. Level access is only possible for southbound travellers, as the northbound platform can only be reached by steps from the road bridge.

Pennine Way

The

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, a long-distance path, crosses the railway a few hundred yards to the west of the station.

Services

The service level from here in both directions was increased at the May 2018 timetable change, as a consequence of the 2015 Northern franchise award to Arriva Rail North. The improvements included two additional trains each way on the Leeds - Lancaster route on weekdays and an extra train on Sundays - these began operating on 20 May 2018 with the start of the summer timetable. In total there are now fourteen departures northbound (up from ten prior to May 2018) - eight to Lancaster and five to Carlisle, plus one evening train to . Five of the Lancaster trains continue to Morecambe, but the daily direct Heysham train has now ceased. Southbound there are thirteen departures to Leeds, plus a single late evening departure to Skipton only (though this has a connection to Leeds from there). Eight trains each way call on Sundays (five to Lancaster and Morecambe, three to Carlisle northbound).

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* * DfT Category F2 stations Railway stations in North Yorkshire Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations served by Northern 1849 establishments in England {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub