Hellifield is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the village was once an important railway junction on the Settle-Carlisle Railway between the Midland Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, but Hellifield railway station is now a shadow of its former glory. It is situated on the A65, between Skipton and Settle. Hellifield had a population of 1,060 residents at the 2001 census, increasing to 1,426 at the 2011 census.
A rare quiet spell on the A65 road through Hellifield
Old milestone near the village centre
Hellifield railway station
Hellifield is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 36 miles 17 chains (58.3 km) north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Hellifield, Craven in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Hellifield railway station
The station, as photographed in June 1959.
Hi-key monochrome of 46115 Scots Guardsman with "The Dalesman" at Hellifield, in preparation for the Settle - Carlisle run, September 2021
Plasser & Theurer Tamping Machine, Colas Rail, at Hellifield, September 2021