Ben Rhydding railway station
Ben Rhydding railway station serves the Ben Rhydding area of Ilkley, West Yorkshire; it is situated about a mile east of the town centre. It is on the Wharfedale Line, between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square, it is served by Class 331 and Class 333 electric multiple units (EMUs) run by Northern Trains, who also manage the station. It is 15.5 miles (24.9 km) north-west of Leeds, and 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Ilkley railway station.
Platform 2
A British Rail Class 331 at Ben Rhydding. These operate along with the more commonly seen British Rail Class 333s on the Wharfedale Line.
The station in 1961
Ben Rhydding station in 1973
Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, in Northern England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the City of Bradford. Approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Bradford and 17 miles (27 km) north-west of Leeds, the town lies mainly on the south bank of the River Wharfe in Wharfedale, one of the Yorkshire Dales.
Ilkley Town Hall
Bronze Age markings at Hangingstone Quarry, above Ilkley
Ilkley Manor House, Castle Yard
Ilkley Ward 2019 from CBMDC Ilkley Ward profile