▁Railway , ▁a ▁short ▁branch ▁to ▁ ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁Pass enger ▁services ▁to ▁Il k ley ▁ceased ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁after ▁which ▁platforms ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁were ▁closed ▁to ▁passengers ▁and ▁their ▁access ▁sub way ▁was ▁br icked ▁off . ▁However , ▁the ▁line ▁through ▁platform ▁ 5 ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁single - track ▁fre ight ▁line ▁to ▁Sw inden ▁Qu ar ry ▁via ▁the ▁former ▁York shire ▁D ales ▁line . ▁The ▁track ▁through ▁platform ▁ 6 ▁has ▁been ▁lifted . ▁ ▁The ▁line ▁to ▁ ▁closed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁its ▁tracks ▁were ▁lifted ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁dis used ▁formation ▁is ▁still ▁visible , ▁though ▁the ▁A 6 2 9 ▁by pass ▁road ▁occup ies ▁a ▁short ▁section ▁immediately ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁j unction ▁with ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁Carl is le ▁& ▁Lanc aster . ▁An ▁organisation ▁called ▁SE LR AP ▁is ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁the ▁re - inst at ement ▁of ▁the ▁link ▁and ▁runs ▁occas ional ▁char ter ▁trains ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁stations , ▁using ▁a ▁long ▁di version ary ▁route ▁to ▁point ▁out ▁the ▁eleven ▁mile ▁" missing ▁link ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁track ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁platform ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁platform ▁ 4 ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁s iding . ▁However , ▁all ▁four