Skipton bus station

Skipton bus station is a small bus station that serves the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England.

Skipton Bus Station
General information
LocationKeighley Road, Skipton
Craven
Coordinates53.95952°N 2.01904°W / 53.95952; -2.01904
Bus routes
  • 66 Keighley
  • 72 Grassington
  • 280 Clitheroe, Preston
  • 580 Settle, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancaster
  • PENDLE WIZZ Burnley
  • 784 Ilkley and Otley
  • Local NYCC buses
[1]
Bus stands8
Bus operators
ConnectionsSkipton railway station (550 yards [500 m])
History
Opened2009 (On site of old bus station) [4]
Skipton bus station prior to redevelopment.

The bus station is situated in Skipton town centre just off Keighley Road. There are eight stands at the bus station. The main operators are Transdev Blazefield (operating as the Keighley Bus Company, Burnley Bus Company, and York and Country), 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 to the station.

History

The original bus station was opened on 8 May 1950.[11] A new bus station was built on the same site and it re-opened in January 2009.[5] North Yorkshire County Council and Craven District Council invested £1.2 million for the facility.[7][12][13]

The old bus station was known as Skipton Waller Hill Bus Station and was named after Waller Hill Beck that runs underneath it.[14]

Services

Current

59 Skipton–Harrogate

580 Skipton-Settle, connects with the 581 and 582 allowing journeys to Kirkby Lonsdale and Lancaster; operated by Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire.

784 Skipton-Otley - operated by Transdev York and Country.

Pendle Wizz Skipton-Burnley- Follows the old route of the X43 between Skipton and Burnley; operated by Burnley Bus Company.

66 Dalesway Skipton-Keighley- operated by Keighley Bus Company.

72 Skipton-Grassington- operated by Keighley Bus Company.

280 Preston–Skipton - previously operated by Preston Bus, now operated by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.

873, 884 'CravenLink' Ilkley-Skipton- operated by Keighley Bus Company on Sundays only.

12, 14, 71, 73, 75, 78A, 79, 210 and 211- local services operated by NYCC Fleet Services.

Former

X43 Skipton-Manchester- curtailed to Burnley in June 2020, was operated by Burnley Bus Company.

X84 Skipton-Leeds- Limited stop service to Leeds via Otley. Stopped operating during the COVID-19 pandemic; it has since been reinstated as far as Ilkley. (This is now permanent - new 784 Otley - Skipton service instead.)

References
  1. https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/bus-timetables Archived 6 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine - search for Skipton
  2. "Timetables | Page 2 | Leeds | First Bus".
  3. "580, 581, 582, 75". Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  4. picture of old bus station on same site https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Pennine_Motors_coaches_in_Waller_Hill_bus_station_Skipton%2C_North_Yorkshire_30_May_1990.jpg Archived 15 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Sutcliffe, Robert (23 December 2008). "Bus station opening put back". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  6. Council, North Yorkshire County (21 November 2018). "Fleet Services to keep bus services running". North Yorkshire County Council. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. "Skipton bus station open". North Yorkshire County Council. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  8. "Stagecoach expands megabus.com services". busandcoach.com. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  9. "Pride of the Dales – keeping dales communities on the move". Craven Herald. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  10. Craven and Valley Life (6 August 2014). "The Last Bus Ever". Craven and Valley Life. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  11. "£16,500 bus station is opened at Skipton". Bradford Observer. 9 May 1950. p. 5. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. Speak, Jenny (6 June 2008). "Go-ahead for bus station". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2010. A £1.2 million plan to revamp Skipton's rundown bus station has been given the go-ahead.
  13. "Skipton bus station delay but parking is free". Craven Herald. 28 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2010. The bus station revamp has cost £1.2 million and has been a joint project with Craven District Council, which owns the site.
  14. timetableworld.com. look for bus timetables, then West Yorkshire Road Car, find a timetable with Skipton on it. The beck name (Beck = local name for stream) is visible on OSGB maps, which you can view free at streetmap.co.uk
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