Bentham railway station
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History
The station was opened as Bentham on 1 June 1850 by the "Little" North Western Railway, later taken over by the Midland Railway.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn On 1 November 1851, the station was renamed Bentham High, to avoid confusion with the nearby station at Low Bentham.Template:Sfn That station was short-lived, and closed on 4 August 1853.Template:Sfn
The station was provided with various facilities by the Midland Railway, including a signal box, water tower and column, goods shed and several sidings on the northern side of the line. These had all been removed by the early 1970s, with the signal box being the last to go in 1976.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The station building, which was constructed in the mid-1950s, after the original Midland structure was demolished by British Railways, is now privately owned.Template:Sfn The station was reduced to unstaffed halt status in October 1970.[1]
The station has had its own community volunteer support group, The Friends of Bentham Station, since September 2011. The group is based in the aforementioned building on the eastbound platform and has support from various local organisations, including the route's Rail User Group, Craven District Council and the Leeds, Lancaster and Morecambe Line Community Rail Partnership.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Facilities
Timetable posters and digital information screens on both platforms provide train running information, whilst there are waiting shelters on each side. The stone shelter on the westbound platform was constructed by the Midland Railway, whereas its counterpart on the opposite platform is much more modern in comparison.[2][3]
Services
Template:Northern (train operating company) route 7 There are eight departures each way on weekdays and Saturdays (increased from seven at the start of the May 2019 timetable). Westbound, trains run to Lancaster and Morecambe (five trains only), whilst trains in the other direction run to Skipton and Leeds.[4] Connections for Bradford Forster Square are available at Shipley, although through trains do operate occasionally if the line to Leeds is closed for engineering work (one service originates there in the early morning also on weekdays and Saturdays) in the Winter 2024 and spring 2025 timetables.
On Sundays, there are now five services in each direction throughout the year (all running to/from Morecambe since the winter 2019 timetable update). The alterations to give better journey opportunities for commuters to both Leeds and Lancaster (and additional Sunday services) were implemented at the May 2018 timetable change.[5] Further station improvements are also planned, such as the installation of ticket machines, video help points and improved lighting.[6]
In September 2019, a mudslide near Bentham disrupted service on the line.[7][8]
References
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- ↑ A Brief History of Bentham StationFriends of Bentham Station; Retrieved 4 December 2013
- ↑ "Better stations are coming to Northern"Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Northern news article; Retrieved 23 November 2019
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External links
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- Train times and station information for Bentham railway station from National Rail
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