The section over the River Nidd connecting to the L&TR was completed 1 October 1851, from October 1851 the line also used the L&TR's Starbeck station in Harrogate.
The section over the River Nidd connecting to the L&TR was completed 1 October 1851, and the Knaresborough station opened the same year. From October 1851 the line also used the L&TR's Starbeck station in Harrogate.