Long Preston railway station
Long Preston  | |
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A steam train taking on water at Long Preston railway station in 2005 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Long Preston |
| Local authority | Craven |
| Coordinates | 54°01′01″N 2°15′22″W / 54.017°N 2.256°WCoordinates: 54°01′01″N 2°15′22″W / 54.017°N 2.256°W |
| Grid reference | SD833579 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LPR |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 14,016 |
| 2011/12 |
 13,380 |
| 2012/13 |
13,644 |
| 2013/14 |
13,448 |
| 2014/15 |
14,328 |
| History | |
| 1849 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Long Preston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Long Preston railway station serves the village of Long Preston in North Yorkshire, England. The station is 37.5 miles (60 km) 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.
It is unstaffed and passengers must buy their tickets on the train. 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.[1] Train running information is provided by a long-line PA system, telephone and timetable posters.
The station was opened on 30 July 1849 by the "little" North Western Railway, later taken over by the Midland Railway.[2]
Services
Generally, there is a train every two hours from Long Preston southbound towards Leeds (nine departures per day in total) and northbound. All services from Leeds to Lancaster and Morecambe (five per day) stop there, along with three Leeds to Carlisle trains. There is also one train each day that runs north only as far as Ribblehead, and one Morecambe train which continues to Heysham.[3]
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 four trains to Morecambe and one to Carlisle northbound and six trains to Leeds southbound (the two morning/early afternoon services on the Morecambe line that formerly ran in summer only up until 2010 now run throughout the year).
Notes
- ↑ Long Preston station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 29 November 2016
- ↑ Bairstow, p. 96
- ↑ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 42 (Network Rail)
References
- Bairstow, M. (2000), The 'Little' North Western Railway, Martin Bairstow, Leeds, ISBN 1-871944-21-X
External links
- Train times and station information for Long Preston railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Hellifield | Northern Leeds to Morecambe Line |
Giggleswick | ||
| Hellifield | Northern Settle-Carlisle Line |
Settle | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Hellifield | Midland Railway "Little" North Western Railway |
Settle Junction | ||
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