Saltaire  | |||||
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 Saltaire railway station viewed from Victoria Road. Platform 2 is on the left, and platform 1 on the right. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Saltaire,City of Bradford England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°50′19″N1°47′25″W / 53.8385°N 1.7904°W /53.8385; -1.7904 | ||||
| Grid reference | SE138380 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SAE | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| May 1856 | opened | ||||
| 20 March 1965 | closed | ||||
| 9 April 1984 | reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.887 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.218 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.547 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.636 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.669 million | ||||
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Saltaire railway station serves the Victorian model village ofSaltaire nearShipley inWest Yorkshire,England. It is situated3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) north ofBradford Forster Square.
The original station was opened in May1856 by theMidland Railway, which had absorbed theLeeds and Bradford Extension Railway between Shipley and Colne in 1851. It closed on 20 March 1965 following theBeeching cuts, butWest Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive andBritish Rail reopened it on 9 April 1984, at a cost of £139,000 (equivalent to £564,300 in 2023).[1][2] The current station has wooden platforms and waiting shelters (though these are stone-built rather than the metal and plexiglass designs used elsewhere). Its predecessor was of more substantial stone construction, with buildings on each platform; these were demolished in 1970, five years after the station closed.[3]
The station is on theAiredale line, between Bradford andLeeds, andSkipton. It is a busycommuter station both for passengers travelling to Leeds and Bradford and for staff in companies based inSalt's Mill, as well as serving tourists visiting theUNESCOWorld Heritage Site at Saltaire.
The lower station of theShipley Glen Tramway is about half a mile from Saltaire Station. TheLeeds and Liverpool Canal,River Aire andRoberts Park, Saltaire are also close by.
Sometime after 1927 the position of station master was merged with that of Shipley.
Though unstaffed, the station has ticket machines available. There is step-free access to both platforms via ramps from the street above.[8] Train running information can be obtained via digital information screens, timetable posters and an automated public address system.
Since the May 2023 timetable update, there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains per hour to Skipton throughout the day Mondays to Saturdays.[9] The Bradford service increases to half-hourly at peak times, with some additional services also to Leeds and Skipton. One early morning train to both Carlisle andCarnforth also call here (the former on weekdays only).
On Sundays, there is an hourly service to Leeds and to Bradford Forster Square, with two trains per hour to Skipton. The first departures fromLeeds to both Lancaster and Carlisle also stop.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Shipley | Northern Trains Airedale Line | Bingley | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Shipley | Midland Railway Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway | Bingley | ||
