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The Wharfedale Line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. The service connects ''' Leeds ''' and ''' Bradford ''' with ''' Ilkley ,''' and is operated by Northern Rail . West Yorkshire Metrocards are available for use on the line, covering Zones 3 - 5. The line is served by four-coach Class 333 Electric Multiple Unit s. THE ROUTE The line was originally owned by the Midland Railway from Leeds to Burley-in-Wharfedale . At this point the line became joint property, with the North Eastern Railway , and was known as the ''Otley & Ilkley Joint Railway'' (O&IJt). The two lines from Leeds and Bradford come together at ''Esholt Junction'' - the location of an 1892 Crash - south of Guiseley The route from Leeds leaves the main line near Calverley and continues along the Aire valley until climbing a hill to:
The first section of the route from Bradford Forster Square is also used by the Airedale and Leeds-Bradford Line (qv). The service to Ilkley branches north of ''' Shipley ''' Railway Station to:
The line was electrified throughout using 25KV AC Overhead between 1994 and 1995 . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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