Skipton railway station
You can reach 41 stations directly from Skipton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Keighley, with 160 trains a day.
Direct trains from Skipton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keighley | 160 | 161 | 84 |
| Bingley | 158 | 159 | 83 |
| Shipley | 159 | 160 | 83 |
| Cononley | 129 | 129 | 60 |
| Crossflatts | 129 | 129 | 60 |
| Saltaire | 129 | 129 | 60 |
| Steeton and Silsden | 132 | 132 | 60 |
| Leeds | 105 | 106 | 56 |
| Bradford Forster Square | 55 | 55 | 28 |
| Frizinghall | 55 | 55 | 28 |
| Hellifield | 33 | 34 | 22 |
| Gargrave | 31 | 31 | 17 |
| Long Preston | 30 | 30 | 16 |
| Appleby | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| Carlisle | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| Kirkby Stephen | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| Settle | 18 | 19 | 12 |
| Armathwaite | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| Dent | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Garsdale | 16 | 16 | 11 |
| Horton-in-Ribblesdale | 16 | 17 | 11 |
| Langwathby | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| Lazonby and Kirkoswald | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| Ribblehead | 18 | 19 | 11 |
| Bentham | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Carnforth | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Clapham | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Giggleswick | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Lancaster | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Wennington | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| Bare Lane | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Morecambe | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Barnsley Interchange | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Meadowhall Interchange | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sheffield | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wakefield Kirkgate | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Apperley Bridge | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Grantham | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| London King's Cross | 2 | 2 | 1 |
and 3 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Skipton is
1,286,418 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 435th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 11,602 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Skipton and Leeds than any other pair: 359,680 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Cononley 2.9 miles
- Gargrave 3.5 miles
- Steeton and Silsden 5.2 miles
- Keighley 8.1 miles
- Ilkley 8.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Skipton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Elslack · 3.7 miles
- Kildwick and Crosshills · 4.0 miles
- Thornton-in-Craven · 5.0 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.