1921 William Clapham 1921 – 1931 Mr. Woodcraft 1931 – 1936 (formerly station master at Barrow Hill and Staveley Works, afterwards station master at Low Moor) A.W. Bell 1936 – 1943 (formerly station master of Wem, afterwards station master at Morecambe Promenade) W. Wright from 1943 Access and facilities The station has 5 Platforms in a triangle. Platform 1 Skipton – Leeds Platform 2 Leeds – Skipton Platform 3 Bradford F.S. – Leeds (full length) Platform 4 Leeds – Bradford (short) Platform 5 Bradford – Skipton and back single line The station lies to the east of the town centre, across Otley Road, There is no access directly from Otley Road: pedestrian access from town is either via a tunnel at the bottom of Station Road, or from Stead Street onto platform 1. Vehicular access is from the side away from town, under the bridge and up a long cobbled drive from Briggate and there is a large car-park between the main station and platforms 1/2. There are no bus stops on the station forecourt: bus connections are either on Briggate/Leeds Road, or in the Market Square (5–10 minutes walk away). There is also no taxi rank within the station: again, passengers need to go into the town centre. The station is fully staffed – the ticket office is open seven days per week and only closed in the evening. Ticket machines are also available, along with digital information screens and a long-line Public Address System (PA) for train running information. Step-free access is available to platforms 2, 3 and 5. Platforms 1 and 4 can be reached by disabled passengers via lifts (there is also a subway with steep ramp to platform 4). Services Most of the services are commuter services operated by Northern Trains, as part of the MetroTrain network. During Monday to Saturday daytimes, these operate every 30 minutes on all of the following routes: Leeds-Bradford Forster Square; Leeds-Skipton; Bradford Forster Square-Skipton; Bradford Forster Square-Ilkley. In the evening a half-hourly service is maintained between Leeds and Skipton. Ilkley and Skipton to Bradford are hourly. There is no direct service between Leeds and Bradford but a shuttle from Shipley to Bradford connects with Leeds departures. On Sundays, Ilkley/Skipton – Bradford and Skipton and Bradford to Leeds each operate once per hour. These services are mostly operated by Northern Trains Class 333 electric multiple units, although the new CAF