▁box ▁and ▁a ▁pay - phone . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁tax i ▁rank ▁immediately ▁outside ▁the ▁station , ▁bus ▁links ▁nearby ▁and ▁the ▁car ▁park ▁has ▁spaces ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 ▁vehicles . ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁Br ought on ▁Road . ▁ ▁History ▁As ▁the ▁" G ate way ▁to ▁the ▁York shire ▁D ales ", ▁Ski pton ▁histor ically ▁has ▁had ▁high ▁volumes ▁of ▁le is ure ▁traffic . ▁Il k ley ▁railway ▁station ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁for ▁this ▁function ▁being ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁D ales ▁Way . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁station ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁by ▁the ▁Le eds ▁and ▁Brad ford ▁Ext ension ▁Railway , ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁termin us ▁of ▁its ▁line ▁from ▁Brad ford . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁ ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁passengers ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁train ▁at ▁Ski pton ▁for ▁on ward ▁travel ▁to ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Wh arf ed ale ▁by ▁horse - dra wn ▁coach . ▁There ▁are ▁still ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁hot els ▁cluster ed ▁around ▁the ▁station , ▁including ▁the ▁historic ▁Her ri ots ▁Hotel ▁( former ly ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Hotel ). ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁the ▁" l ittle " ▁North ▁Western ▁Railway ▁opened ▁a ▁line ▁from ▁Ski pton ▁to ▁In gle ton ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁( which ▁was ▁eventually ▁extended ▁to