The only National Rail services in the main Yorkshire Dales area are the Leeds to Morecambe line and the famous Leeds - Settle - Carlisle line, which has a service running several times daily operated by Northern Rail, plus a Summer Sunday Dalesrail service from Lancashire.
Click this link for Leeds - Settle - Carlisle timetable information. ***See Settle & Carlisle line website for details of engineering work at various times during 2008.***
The Metro Airedale line timetable for services from Leeds and Bradford to Skipton, including Settle-Carlisle and Morecambe line trains, is available in PDF format.
The Metro Wharfedale line timetable for services from Leeds and Bradford to Ilkley is available in PDF format by clicking this link.
The railway line from Leeming Bar to Redmire, via Bedale and Leyburn has recently been reopened by The Wensleydale Railway: www.wensleydalerailway.com, with trains operating throughout the year.
Steam trains operate on the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway: www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
Many access points to the Yorkshire Dales are very well served by rail. The local rail operator in the Yorkshire area is Northern Rail, who provide frequent services to Skipton, Ilkley, Harrogate, Leeds and York.
Frequent long-distance inter-city trains serve York and Leeds, operated by Cross Country and National Express East Coast.
The best way to find out train times is to use one of the National Rail Enquiries or Trainline websites, which include details of all train operators services:
The complete National Rail Timetable is available online on the Network Rail website.
To purchase train tickets anywhere in the UK use the
following link:
The National Rail website also includes information on any disruptions to today's train running, and real-time station departure information.
Further details can also be obtained from National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.
Additional information is available on the websites of
the train operators themselves, links to which are provided below:
Local services throughout the north of England, including the Leeds
- Settle - Carlisle Railway and Summer Sunday Lancashire
Dalesrail service
TransPennine Express services from Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle to York and Leeds
InterCity services to Leeds, York and Bradford from London Kings
Cross, Newcastle and Scotland
InterCity services to Leeds and York from the SouthWest,
Birmingham, Newcastle and Scotland
InterCity services to York and Northallerton from London Kings
Cross and Sunderland
Further information on the Settle-Carlisle line is available on the Dales Links Travel Page.
This webpage is part of the Dalesbus Website,
provided by the Yorkshire Dales Public Transport Users Group
All information is provided in good faith, but we cannot be held responsible for any errors or inaccuracies. Please check details before travelling. This site also contains a number of external links the inclusion of which does not signify any endorsement. The YDPTUG is not responsible for the contents of such sites, or any links contained within them.