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Knaresborough railway station is a Grade II listed [1] station serving the town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line 16.75 miles (27 km) west of York and is operated by Northern Trains , who provide all passenger train services.
Knaresborough railway station. Knaresborough is served by Knaresborough railway station, on the Harrogate Line between Leeds and York. The town is four miles (six kilometres) from junction 47 of the A1(M) motorway (Great North Road), and on the A59 which links York and Wallasey.
In 2012, the company introduced eight brand-new single-decker Optare Versa vehicles to serve local routes within Harrogate. These buses operated on routes 2 (to Bilton), 3 (to Jennyfield), and 6 (to Pannal Ash) under the new brand name Harrogate Connect, [16] [17] with the original butterscotch and burgundy livery being revised and replaced by a new red and black colour scheme.
Since then, Ripon has only been served by bus services, with Harrogate and Knaresborough being the nearest rail stations to the city. The 36 was originally operated by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company from the mid 1960s, with the route running between Vicar Lane in Leeds and Ripon Railway Station.
The closest railway station with a bus link is Guiseley on the busier electrified Wharfedale Line. South portal of the Bramhope Tunnel. Bramhope Tunnel with a length of 2 miles 220 yd (3418 m) is the longest tunnel on the historic NER system. Arthington was a triangular junction for the line to Otley. Both station and branch are now closed.
On a building opposite Knaresborough bus station there is an animal themed mural which covers the first and second floor windows. It is titled Zoo and was painted by Julie Cope in 2007. The mural shows a zebra and a giraffe but it is unclear if these species were ever found at Knaresborough Zoo as there are no photographs or public records to ...
The station at Staveley was called Copgrove and Staveley on its opening in 1875. [8] It was renamed Copgrove in 1881 after the nearby Copgrove village to avoid confusion with Staveley in Derbyshire. [9] Though the line extended from Pilmoor to Knaresborough, most services worked from and to Harrogate. The line was 14 miles (23 km) long, but the ...
The station opened on 30 October 1848 by the East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway.It was situated at the bridge over Park Lane in Knaresborough. The first train to depart the temporary terminus was on 13 July 1848, although the line and station opened on 30 October 1848.