Skipton–Ilkley line
| Skipton–Ilkley line | |
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Down train of tank wagons at Bolton Abbey Station | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Closed |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 5 |
| Service | |
| Type | Heavy rail |
| History | |
| Ilkley to Bolton Abbey open | 16 May 1888 |
| Bolton abbey to Skipton open | 1 October 1888 |
| Full line closure | 19 October 1968 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 11.5 mi (18.5 km) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Highest elevation | 512 ft (156 m) |
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The Skipton–Ilkley line is the route that the Midland Railway took to link the towns of Skipton and Ilkley via the villages of Embsay, Bolton Abbey and Addingham. First proposed in 1846, the line was opened in 1888, and then closed between 1965 and 1969, though a short section at the west end of the line remains open as a freight line, and the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway operate a heritage railway between Embsay and Bolton Abbey.