Skipton
Station Information
Skipton is a staffed station served by LNER, Northern. Allow 5 minutes to change trains here.
Step-free access to some platforms — check the National Rail step-free guide for full details.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 4507 services that called at Skipton over the last 30 days, 89.9% ran on time, 8.4% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 1.7% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 83% of 35 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 25 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Skipton is served by Northern and LNER. Northern runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with LNER adding the long-distance and regional links.
Where do trains from Skipton go?
The most common direct destination from Skipton is Bingley (around 605+ trains per day), followed by Keighley, Shipley (Yorks), and Steeton & Silsden. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Skipton. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Accessibility at Skipton
Skipton has partial step-free access (category B) and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance and bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Skipton
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 05:50–18:20
Sat 05:50–18:20
Sun 09:00–16:30
Information desk hours
Daily
Daily
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Connections
Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
Level access to Platforms 1 and 2. Fairly steep ramps to Platforms 3 and 4.
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