The Leeds–Morecambe line, also known as the Bentham line, is a railway line running between Leeds, Skipton, Lancaster and Morecambe in northern England. The service is operated by Northern. The route covered by the service was historically part of the Midland Railway. The line is electrified at 25 kV AC overhead between Leeds City and Skipton- this section is known as the Airedale line.
A Morecambe-bound service at Wennington in 2018
Railways between Carnforth, Lancaster and Morecambe in 1913
Borwick Station in 1962
Up freight train near Bell Busk in 1961
The Airedale line is one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area centred on West Yorkshire in northern England. The service is operated by Northern, on the route connecting Leeds and Bradford with Skipton. Some services along the line continue to Morecambe or Carlisle. The route covered by the service was historically part of the Midland Railway.
Class 333 at Crossflatts in 2006
Apperley Bridge station opened in 2015.