Skipton bus station | |
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General information | |
Location | Keighley Road,
Skipton Craven |
Coordinates | 53°57′34″N 2°01′09″W / 53.95952°N 2.01904°W |
Bus routes |
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Bus stands | 8 |
Bus operators |
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Connections | Skipton railway station (550 yards [500 m]) |
History | |
Opened | 2009 (On site of old bus station) [4] |
Skipton bus station serves the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the town centre, just off Keighley Road, and has eight stands. The main bus operators are Transdev Blazefield (operating as the Keighley Bus Company), Burnley Bus Company, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire [5] and Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire. Services that are not sustainable on a commercial level are provided by North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) minibuses. [6]
National Express and Megabus also serve the bus station. [7] [8] Previously, Pride of the Dales, [9] Pennine Motor Services [10] and First Leeds operated services here.
The original bus station was opened on 8 May 1950; [11] it was named after Waller Hill Beck that runs underneath it. [12]
A replacement was built on the same site, which opened in January 2009; [5] North Yorkshire County Council and Craven District Council invested £1.2 million in the facility. [7] [13] [14]
Skipton bus station is currently served by multiple routes and operators: [15]
A £1.2 million plan to revamp Skipton's rundown bus station has been given the go-ahead.
The bus station revamp has cost £1.2 million and has been a joint project with Craven District Council, which owns the site.
Skipton bus station | |
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![]() | |
General information | |
Location | Keighley Road,
Skipton Craven |
Coordinates | 53°57′34″N 2°01′09″W / 53.95952°N 2.01904°W |
Bus routes |
|
Bus stands | 8 |
Bus operators |
|
Connections | Skipton railway station (550 yards [500 m]) |
History | |
Opened | 2009 (On site of old bus station) [4] |
Skipton bus station serves the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the town centre, just off Keighley Road, and has eight stands. The main bus operators are Transdev Blazefield (operating as the Keighley Bus Company), Burnley Bus Company, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire [5] and Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire. Services that are not sustainable on a commercial level are provided by North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) minibuses. [6]
National Express and Megabus also serve the bus station. [7] [8] Previously, Pride of the Dales, [9] Pennine Motor Services [10] and First Leeds operated services here.
The original bus station was opened on 8 May 1950; [11] it was named after Waller Hill Beck that runs underneath it. [12]
A replacement was built on the same site, which opened in January 2009; [5] North Yorkshire County Council and Craven District Council invested £1.2 million in the facility. [7] [13] [14]
Skipton bus station is currently served by multiple routes and operators: [15]
A £1.2 million plan to revamp Skipton's rundown bus station has been given the go-ahead.
The bus station revamp has cost £1.2 million and has been a joint project with Craven District Council, which owns the site.