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COVID-19 Virus Outbreak

18/1/2021

 
If you are using the bus or train you should, where possible, wear a face covering, follow social distancing and wash your hands before and after travel.  Most services are still running for essential journeys, but all buses and trains are operating with a reduced capacity in order to facilitate social distancing.

The wearing of a face covering over mouth and nose is now compulsory on all public transport in England, other than for young children, disabled people and those with breathing difficulties. Click here for details.

Full timetables are running on most bus routes for essential journeys (for details see all-year services page), except as noted below:

The following bus services are suspended until further notice:
  • all Western Dales Bus services (S1, S3, S4, S5, S6)
  • Cumbria Classic Coaches Wednesday service 572 between Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen and Barnard Castle
  • Sunday DalesBus 875 between Wetherby, Leeds, Ilkley, Grassington and Buckden
  • Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Saturday service 75 between Skipton and Malham 
  • all Woofs of Sedbergh services 

Temporary bus timetables are running on some bus services operated by Harrogate Bus Company, Connexions, Keighley Bus Company and Burnley Bus Company:
  • a reduced service is running daily on service 36 between Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon
  • a reduced service is running on Monday to Saturday only on the Pendle Wizz between Burnley, Colne and Skipton.
  • most journeys on service 784 now only run between Skipton and Ilkley, with connections available on service 62 to/from Otley
  • a reduced service is running on Monday to Saturday on route X52 between Harrogate, Otley and Ilkley

On North Yorkshire County Council service 72A the 0900 schoolday journey from Buckden to Grassington and Skipton is suspended until further notice.

The Little White Bus Richmondshire Rover is running between Catterick and Richmond only on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the national lockdown.

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Many Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire services in the Lancaster District will operate a reduced timetable from 25th January 2021 but this will not affect services 80 and 81 to Ingleton which will continue to run a "school holiday" timetable.

​Dales & District service 73 between Bedale and Northallerton is running a reduced timetable, running mainly hourly.
The following journeys on service 139 between Ripon and Fountains Abbey will not run until further notice, as Fountains Abbey has limited opening: From Ripon at 1115 and 1625;  From Fountains Abbey at 1130 and 1640.

Many train services are also reduced:
  • Northern is running a reduced lockdown timetable on many routes, including the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and Leeds-Lancaster/Morecambe lines.
  • The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway is operating on a pre-booked basis only.
  • All services on the Wensleydale Railway are suspended until further notice.  

Temporary Bus Timetables during National Lockdown

18/1/2021

 
Temporary bus timetables are running on some bus services operated by Harrogate Bus Company, Connexions, Keighley Bus Company and Burnley Bus Company during the national lockdown:
  • a reduced service is running daily on service 36 between Leeds, Harrogate and Ripon
  • a reduced service is running on Monday to Saturday only on the Pendle Wizz between Burnley, Colne and Skipton.
  • most journeys on service 784 now only run between Skipton and Ilkley, with connections available on service 62 to/from Otley
  • a reduced service is running on Monday to Saturday on route X52 between Harrogate, Otley and Ilkley

On North Yorkshire County Council service 72A the 0900 schoolday journey from Buckden to Grassington and Skipton is suspended until further notice.

The following bus services are suspended during the national lockdown:
  • all Western Dales Bus services
  • all Woofs of Sedbergh services
  • Cumbria Classic Coaches Wednesday service 572 between Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen and Barnard Castle

Most Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire services in the Lancaster District, including services 80 and 81 to Ingleton, are running a "school holiday" timetable.

Temporary Train Timetables During National Lockdown

11/1/2021

 
Northern Trains will introduce a reduced lockdown timetable from 18th January 2021.

On the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line there will be four trains per day in each direction, plus a train each way between Leeds and Ribblehead; and on the Bentham Line there will be four services in each direction between Skipton and Lancaster only.

​The new Leeds-Settle-Carlisle and Bentham Line timetable for Monday to Saturday can be downloaded here (PDF file).

Note: the 1458 train from Skipton to Morecambe runs Monday to Saturday, not just on Saturdays as shown.

Sunday services will continue unchanged.

​All Northern Trains timetables are available here.
 

Bus Service Changes in the Kirkby Stephen Area

30/12/2020

 
Several changes are being made to bus services in the Kirkby Stephen area:
  • all services operated by Western Dales Bus are suspended during the national lockdown.
  • from 5th January 2021 bus service 106 between Kendal, Tebay, Shap and Penrith will be run by Cumbria Classic Coaches (replacing Stagecoach), with an improved timetable running on Tuesdays and Fridays .
  • Cumbria Classic Coaches Tuesday service 574 between Kirkby Stephen, Brough, Appleby and Penrith has been withdrawn, but will be replaced by new Western Dales Bus Tuesday service S6 as soon as Western Dales Bus services resume.
  • Cumbria Classic Coaches Wednesday service 572 between Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen and Barnard Castle is temporarily suspended, but Summer Tuesday service 569 between Ravenstonedale, Kirkby Stephen and Hawes is permanently withdrawn.
  • Cumbria Classic Coaches Monday service 571 between Brough, Kirkby Stephen and Kendal, and Thursday service 570 between Ravenstonedale, Shap, Tebay and Kendal will both continue unchanged.

Cravenlink Service Change from 13th December 2020

9/12/2020

 
Minor changes will be made to the Sunday Cravenlink service 873 and 884 timetables from 13th December to connect with the train from Carlisle to Nottingham due to arrive in Skipton at 1720:
  • the service 873 bus at 1620 from Ilkley to Skipton Bus Station will continue to Skipton Railway Station, arriving at 1708
  • the service 884 bus at 1730 from Skipton Bus Station to Ilkley will start from Skipton Railway Station at 1724.
The new timetable is available here.

New Train Timetables from 13th December 2020

7/12/2020

 
New train timetables will be introduced nationwide from Sunday 13th December 2020.

The new timetables will include an increased service on the Leeds - Skipton - Settle - Carlisle and Leeds - Skipton - Lancaster - Morecambe lines.

The new timetables are available on the National Rail Enquiries website and via these links:
  • Northern
  • Cross Country
  • Grand Central
  • LNER
  • TransPennine Express


Sunday DalesBus 875

1/11/2020

 
We are sorry to advise that Sunday DalesBus 875 (Wetherby - Leeds - Otley - Ilkley - Grassington - Kettlewell - Buckden) 
is suspended until further notice due to Tier 3 Covid restrictions being in place in West Yorkshire.

Garsdale Station Shuttle

29/10/2020

 
The Little White Bus Garsdale Station Shuttle has resumed running a scheduled service between Gayle, Hawes, Hardraw and Garsdale Station seven days a week  - click here for timetable details.

At other times the bus is available to provide a pre-booked demand responsive service throughout the Upper Wensleydale and Upper Swaledale areas.

Changes to Buses 784 & X84 between Leeds, Otley, Ilkley & Skipton

2/10/2020

 
Bus services between Leeds, Otley, Ilkley and Skipton will be revised from 4th October 2020:
  • First service X84 will be increased on Monday to Saturday daytimes to run every 15 minutes between Leeds and Otley, with buses continuing to Ilkley every half-hour. On Sundays buses will run between Leeds and Ilkley every half-hour all day, with an hourly service every evening.
  • First service X85 will be replaced by new service 85 running between Leeds and Pool-in-Wharfedale every 90 minutes during Monday to Saturday daytimes.
  • Service 784 between Otley, Ilkley and Skipton will be run by The Keighley Bus Company, with no change to the timetable.

Stagecoach Service 280 (Preston - Clitheroe - Skipton)

19/6/2020

 
An increased service will be introduced on Stagecoach bus route 280 between Preston, Clitheroe, Gisburn, Barnoldswick, Earby and Skipton from Sunday 28th June as part of a package of improvements funded by Lancashire County Council.

On Mondays to Saturdays buses will run hourly on the full route between Preston, Clitheroe and Skipton, with four return journeys on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

Download the new timetable here (PDF file)
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