Saltaire railway station serves the village of Saltaire near Shipley in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated north of . History The original station was opened in May 1856 by the Midland Railway, which had absorbed the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway between Shipley and Colne in 1851. It closed on 20 March 1965 following the Beeching Axe, but West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and British Rail reopened it on 9 April 1984, at a cost of £139,000 (). The current station has wooden platforms and waiting shelters (though these are stone-built rather than the metal and plexiglass designs used elsewhere). Its predecessor was of more substantial stone construction, with buildings on each platform; these were demolished in 1970, five years after the station closed. The station is on the Airedale line, between Bradford and Leeds, and . It is a busy commuter station both for passengers travelling to Leeds and Bradford and for staff in companies based in Salt's Mill, as well as serving tourists visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Saltaire. The lower station of the Shipley Glen Tramway is about half a mile from Saltaire Station. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal, River Aire and Roberts Park, Saltaire are also close by. Stationmasters Sometime after 1927 the position of station master was merged with that of Shipley. J. Mitchell until 1861 William Secker 1861 - 1907 Thomas Ripley 1907 - 1920 Albert John Bell 1921 - 1927 F.J. Dando from 1927 (formerly station master at Embsay, afterwards station master at Cherry Tree) Facilities Though unstaffed, the station has ticket machines available. There is step-free access to both platforms via ramps from the street above. Train running information can be obtained via digital information screens, timetable posters and an automated public address system. Services Since the May 2022 timetable update, there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, an hourly service to Bradford Forster Square and three trains per hour to Skipton (with a few peak extras) throughout the day Mondays to Saturdays. On Sundays, there is an hourly service to Leeds and to Bradford Forster Square, with two trains per hour to Skipton. The first departures from Leeds to both Lancaster and Carlisle also call here. References Bibliography Further reading External links Proposals to improve the station Railway stations in Bradford DfT Category F1 stations Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1856 Railway