▁Lanc aster ▁and ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁Ski pton ▁station ▁was ▁re located ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁a ▁mile ▁north west ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁location . ▁By ▁now , ▁both ▁the ▁Le eds ▁and ▁Brad ford ▁and ▁North ▁Western ▁rail ways ▁had ▁been ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁Mid land ▁Railway . ▁The ▁new ▁station ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Mid land ' s ▁S ett le - Car lis le ▁Line , ▁which ▁made ▁Ski pton ▁a ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁to ▁Glasgow ▁main ▁line . ▁The ▁new ▁station ▁had ▁four ▁platforms ▁and ▁cost ▁over ▁£ 1 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁station ' s ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 2 , 3 0 0 . ▁Platform ▁ 1 ▁was ▁a ▁bay ▁platform ▁at ▁the ▁Brad ford ▁end , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁building ▁along ▁with ▁through ▁platform ▁ 2 , ▁while ▁platforms ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁formed ▁an ▁island ▁platform . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁platforms ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁were ▁added ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁Ski pton ▁to ▁Il k ley ▁Line , ▁which ▁opened ▁that ▁day . ▁These ▁platforms ▁were ▁at ▁a ▁slightly ▁higher ▁level ▁on ▁a ▁rising ▁gradient , ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁line ▁ran ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁line ▁and ▁then ▁crossed ▁over ▁it ▁by ▁bridge ▁east wards . ▁These ▁platforms ▁were ▁also ▁later ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁York shire ▁D ales