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{{Short description|Railway station in North Yorkshire, England}}
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| image = Settle railway station DI1.jpg
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| borough = [[Settle, North Yorkshire|Settle]], [[Craven]]
| borough = [[Settle, North Yorkshire|Settle]], [[Craven District|Craven]]
| country = England
| country = England
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| years1 = 1 July 1879
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| events1 = Renamed ''Settle''
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| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
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'''Settle''' is a railway station on the [[Settle–Carlisle line|Settle and Carlisle Line]], which runs between {{rws|Carlisle}} and {{Rws|Leeds}} via Settle. The station, situated {{Convert|41+1/2|mi|km|0}} north of Leeds, serves the [[market town]] of [[Settle, North Yorkshire|Settle]], [[Craven]] in [[North Yorkshire]]. It is owned by [[Network Rail]] and managed by [[Northern Trains]].
'''Settle''' is a railway station on the [[Settle–Carlisle line|Settle and Carlisle Line]], which runs between {{rws|Carlisle}} and {{Rws|Leeds}}. The station, situated {{convert|41|mi|37|chain|km|sigfig=3}} north of Leeds, serves the [[market town]] of [[Settle, North Yorkshire|Settle]], [[Craven District|Craven]] in [[North Yorkshire]], England. It is owned by [[Network Rail]] and managed by [[Northern Trains]].


The village is also served by {{rws|Giggleswick}}, a railway station situated around 1 mile to the west of the town. The station serves the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds, {{rws|Lancaster}} and {{rws|Morecambe}}.
The market town is also served by the railway station at [[Giggleswick railway station|Giggleswick]], situated about a mile to the south-west; it is on the [[Leeds–Morecambe line|Bentham Line]], which runs between [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] and [[Morecambe railway station|Morecambe]] via [[Lancaster railway station|Lancaster]].


==History and facilities==
==History==
[[Image:Rth Rly Settle Station 04.06.2015 edited-4.jpg|thumb|left|Settle station looking south showing the ex North British Railway footbridge.]]
[[Image:Rth Rly Settle Station 04.06.2015 edited-4.jpg|thumb|left|Settle station looking south, showing the ex-North British Railway footbridge]]
[[File:SettleStationSignalBox.jpg|thumb|left|Settle Signal Box]]
[[File:SettleStationSignalBox.jpg|thumb|left|Settle signal box]]
The station was designed by the [[Midland Railway]] company architect [[John Holloway Sanders]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Notes by the Way. |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000228/18841101/022/0005 |newspaper=Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald |location=British Newspaper Archive |date=1 November 1884 |access-date=12 July 2016 |via = British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The station was opened with the line on 1 May 1876 and was originally named ''Settle New'' to distinguish it from the nearby station on a different route, which was renamed {{stnlnk|Settle Old}} at the same time. Settle New was renamed ''Settle'' on 1 July 1879, by which time Settle Old had become Giggleswick.<ref>{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=208 }}</ref> Goods facilities were withdrawn from the station in 1970.
The station was designed by the [[Midland Railway]] company architect [[John Holloway Sanders]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Notes by the Way. |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000228/18841101/022/0005 |newspaper=Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald |location=British Newspaper Archive |date=1 November 1884 |access-date=12 July 2016 |via = British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The station was opened with the line on 1 May 1876 and was originally named ''Settle New'' to distinguish it from the nearby station on a different route, which was renamed ''{{stnlnk|Settle Old}}'' at the same time. Settle New was renamed ''Settle'' on 1 July 1879, by which time Settle Old had become Giggleswick.<ref>{{Butt-Stations |page=208 }}</ref> Goods facilities were withdrawn from the station in 1970.


The station was [[Grade II listed]] on 9 March 1984.<ref name="Listing"/>
The station was [[Grade II listed]] on 9 March 1984.<ref name="Listing"/>


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The platforms are linked by an ex-[[North British Railway]] footbridge that was formerly located at [[Drem railway station|Drem station]] in [[East Lothian]], until electrification of the [[East Coast Main Line]] made it redundant. It was then dismantled and re-erected here in 1993 to allow the old [[Level crossings in the United Kingdom#Barrow crossing|barrow crossing]] at the north end of the station to be taken out of regular use; the crossing is still available for wheelchair users when the station is staffed.
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The railway station is located very close to the town centre and is staffed on a part-time basis. There is a range of facilities available (including waiting room, toilets and a souvenir shop) in the main buildings on the southbound platform.<ref>[http://www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/your-journey/stations/settle/ Stations - Settle] www.settle-carlisle.co.uk Accessed 23 November 2016</ref> There is a period stone-built waiting room located on the northbound platform and a new stone and glass shelter on the southbound side.


The former station [[signal box]], which had been out of railway use since 1984, was relocated further north to be adjacent to the [[Rail directions|Down]] platform in 1997;<ref>{{Cite web|title=SCRCA List Entry Extract for LEN 1412069 {{!}} SCRCA|url=https://scrca.foscl.org.uk/list-entry-extracts/LEN-1412069|access-date=23 July 2021|website=scrca.foscl.org.uk}}</ref> it is open to the public on most Saturdays.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Settle Station Signal Box {{!}} FoSCL|url=https://www.foscl.org.uk/content/settle-station-signal-box|access-date=23 July 2021|website=www.foscl.org.uk}}</ref>
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The platforms are linked by an ex-North British Railway footbridge that was formerly located at {{stnlnk|Drem}} station in East Lothian until electrification of the ECML made it redundant. It was then dismantled and re-erected here in 1993 to allow the old [[Level crossings in the United Kingdom#Barrow Crossing|barrow crossing]] at the north end of the station to be taken out of regular use (though the crossing is still available for wheelchair users when the station is staffed).


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The [[water tower]] situated near the station in the former goods yard was converted into residential accommodation in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitsettle.co.uk/settle-station-water-tower.html|title=Settle Station Water Tower|work=Visit Settle |access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> It has subsequently been featured in several television documentaries.
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A ticket machine is available for use when the booking office is closed. Train running information is provided by timetable posters, a P.A system and telephone. Digital information screens were also installed here in the summer of 2019.

The old station signal box, which closed in 1984<ref>[http://www.settlecarlislerailway.co.uk/a200_settle_carlisle_events.html Settle - Carlisle timeline] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511233736/http://www.settlecarlislerailway.co.uk/a200_settle_carlisle_events.html |date=11 May 2008 }} www.settlecarlislerailway.co.uk Accessed 27 August 2008</ref> has been restored as a visitor attraction by the Friends of the Settle - Carlisle Line and is located behind the southbound platform<ref>[http://www.visitcumbria.com/carlset/setstn.htm Visit Cumbria - Settle Station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006111355/http://www.visitcumbria.com/carlset/setstn.htm |date=6 October 2008 }} Visit Cumbria website. Accessed 28 October 2008</ref> and is open to the public at certain times.<ref>[http://www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/projects.cfm Signal Box information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706133336/http://www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/projects.cfm |date=6 July 2008 }} Settle - Carlisle Partnership website Accessed 27 August 2008</ref>

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The [[water tower]] situated near the station in the former goods yard was converted into residential accommodation in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitsettle.co.uk/settle-station-water-tower.html|title=Settle Station Water Tower|work=Visit Settle |access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>


===Stationmasters===
===Stationmasters===
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*J. Smith 1876 - 1879<ref name=MR1871>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1871 |title=1871-1879 Coaching |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1728/images/32167_636897_0431-00384?ssrc=&backlabel=Return |journal=Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts |volume= |issue= |pages=717 |doi= |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
* J. Smith 1876 – 1879<ref name=MR1871>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1871 |title=1871–1879 Coaching |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1728/images/32167_636897_0431-00384?ssrc=&backlabel=Return |journal=Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts |volume= |issue= |pages=717 |doi= |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
*Richard Allcock 1879 - 1883<ref name=MR1881>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1881 |title=1881-1898 Coaching |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1728/images/32167_626640_0604-00034?ssrc=&backlabel=Return |journal=Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts |volume= |issue= |pages=57 |doi= |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
* Richard Allcock 1879 – 1883<ref name=MR1881>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1881 |title=1881-1898 Coaching |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1728/images/32167_626640_0604-00034?ssrc=&backlabel=Return |journal=Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts |volume= |issue= |pages=57 |doi= |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
*Benjamin Ash 1883<ref name=MR1881/> - 1905<ref name=MR1899>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1899 |title=1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026 |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1728/images/32167_626640_0605-00031?ssrc=&backlabel=Return |journal=Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts |volume= |issue= |pages=66 |doi= |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
* Benjamin Ash 1883<ref name=MR1881/> – 1905<ref name=MR1899>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1899 |title=1899–1908 Coaching; Piece 1026 |url=https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1728/images/32167_626640_0605-00031?ssrc=&backlabel=Return |journal=Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts |volume= |issue= |pages=66 |doi= |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
*Arthur Reedman Snow 1906<ref name=MR1899/> - ca. 1911
* Arthur Reedman Snow 1906<ref name=MR1899/> – ca. 1911
*Abraham Fearn ca. 1914 - 1924 (formerly station master at Oxenhope, afterwards station master at Clay Cross)
* Abraham Fearn ca. 1914 – 1924 (formerly station master at Oxenhope, afterwards station master at Clay Cross)
*Harold Tilforth 1924 - 1925 (resigned to avoid being dealt with for a cash irregularity)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Bedroom Theft| url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003349/19300730/130/0007 |newspaper=East Kent Times and Mail |location=England |date=30 July 1930 |access-date=5 April 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
* Harold Tilforth 1924 – 1925 (resigned to avoid being dealt with for a cash irregularity)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Bedroom Theft| url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003349/19300730/130/0007 |newspaper=East Kent Times and Mail |location=England |date=30 July 1930 |access-date=5 April 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*John Banks ca. 1939 - 1946
* John Banks ca. 1939 – 1946
*Thomas William Whetten from 1946<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=New Stationmaster for Settle | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001674/19460329/128/0004 |newspaper=Lancaster Guardian |location=England |date=29 March 1946 |access-date=14 March 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> (formerly station master at Kirby Lonsdale)
* Thomas William Whetten from 1946<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=New Stationmaster for Settle | url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001674/19460329/128/0004 |newspaper=Lancaster Guardian |location=England |date=29 March 1946 |access-date=14 March 2021 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription }}</ref> (formerly station master at Kirby Lonsdale)
*Harry Robinson
* Harry Robinson
*James M. Taylor 1959 - 1965 (formerly station master at Horton in Ribblesdale)
* James M. Taylor 1959 – 1965 (formerly station master at Horton in Ribblesdale)
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==Facilities==

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The station is located very close to the town centre and is staffed on a part-time basis. There is a range of facilities available, including a waiting room, toilets and a souvenir shop in the main buildings on the southbound platform.<ref>[http://www.settle-carlisle.co.uk/your-journey/stations/settle/ Stations – Settle] www.settle-carlisle.co.uk Accessed 23 November 2016</ref>

There is a period stone-built waiting room located on the northbound platform and a new stone and glass shelter on the southbound side.

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A ticket machine is available for use when the booking office is closed. Train running information is provided by timetable posters, a PA system and digital information screens.<ref>[https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/settle/ Settle station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''; Retrieved 28 June 2024</ref>


==Accidents and incidents==
==Accidents and incidents==
On 21 January 1960, an express passenger train derailed just to the north of the station (near the village of [[Langcliffe]]) and then collided with a northbound freight due to a defect on the [[BR Standard Class 7]] locomotive hauling it. Five people were killed and nine were injured.<ref name=RAIB132014>{{cite web |url=https://aib-cms.co.uk/sites/raib/cms_resources.cfm?file=/140616_R132014_Winchfield.pdf |title=Locomotive failure near Winchfield 23 November 2013 |publisher=Rail Accident Investigation Branch |page=32 |access-date=17 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233825/https://aib-cms.co.uk/sites/raib/cms_resources.cfm?file=%2F140616_R132014_Winchfield.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
On 21 January 1960, an express passenger train derailed just to the north of the station (near the village of [[Langcliffe]]) and then collided with a northbound freight due to a defect on the [[BR Standard Class 7]] locomotive hauling it. Five people were killed and nine were injured.<ref name=RAIB132014>{{cite web |url=https://aib-cms.co.uk/sites/raib/cms_resources.cfm?file=/140616_R132014_Winchfield.pdf |title=Locomotive failure near Winchfield 23 November 2013 |publisher=Rail Accident Investigation Branch |page=32 |access-date=17 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233825/https://aib-cms.co.uk/sites/raib/cms_resources.cfm?file=%2F140616_R132014_Winchfield.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
{{Northern (train operating company) route 7}}
{{Northern (train operating company) route 7}}
Monday to Saturdays there is generally a two-hourly service southbound to Leeds (nine trains a day in total Mon-Sat<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2019|42}}</ref>) and northbound to {{stnlnk|Carlisle}} (eight). The last train of the day from Leeds runs only as far as {{stnlnk|Ribblehead}} and the corresponding return to Leeds starts back from there. Trains terminated or started from either Appleby or {{rws|Armathwaite}} from the spring of 2016 whilst [[Network Rail]] repaired a major [[landslip]] at Eden Brows (between Armathwaite & Carlisle). A replacement bus service was in operation over the affected section until the project to repair the line was completed in March 2017.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-36726195 "Landslip-hit Settle-to-Carlisle line section shut until 2017"]''BBC News''; Retrieved 7 July 2016</ref> The project was completed on schedule and the line reopened to traffic on 31 March 2017.
Monday to Saturdays there is generally a two-hourly service southbound to Leeds (nine trains a day in total Mon-Sat<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2019|42}}</ref>) and northbound to {{stnlnk|Carlisle}} (eight). The last train of the day from Leeds runs only as far as {{stnlnk|Ribblehead}} and the corresponding return to Leeds starts back from there. Trains terminated or started from either Appleby or {{rws|Armathwaite}} from the spring of 2016 whilst [[Network Rail]] repaired a major [[landslip]] at Eden Brows (between Armathwaite & Carlisle). A replacement bus service was in operation over the affected section until the project to repair the line was completed in March 2017.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-36726195 "Landslip-hit Settle-to-Carlisle line section shut until 2017"] ''BBC News''; Retrieved 7 July 2016</ref> The project was completed on schedule and the line reopened to traffic on 31 March 2017.


On Sundays there are now six trains in each direction throughout the year (including one through train to & from {{stnlnk|Nottingham}}), plus an additional summer service between {{stnlnk|Preston}} and Carlisle via {{stnlnk|Blackburn}} and {{stnlnk|Clitheroe}} (northbound in the morning, returning south in the afternoon) operated by Northern Rail under the [[DalesRail]] brand.
On Sundays there are now six trains in each direction throughout the year (including one through train to & from {{stnlnk|Nottingham}}); the additional summer service between {{stnlnk|Preston}} and Carlisle via {{stnlnk|Blackburn}} and {{stnlnk|Clitheroe}} (northbound in the morning, returning south in the afternoon) operated by Northern Rail under the [[DalesRail]] brand didn't run in 2023. A replacement service on Saturdays from {{rws|Rochdale}} via [[Manchester Victoria]] and {{rws|Blackburn}} is due to start in June 2024, with two trips each way up to Ribblehead. These will be time to connect with Leeds to Carlisle trains to allow access to stations further north.<ref>[https://www.ribblevalleyrail.co.uk/ydales-exp-2024 Yorkshire Dales Explorer 2024] ''Ribble Valley Rail'' website news article; Retrieved 15 April 2024</ref>


The new Northern franchise awarded to [[Arriva Rail North]] in December 2015 and which started in April 2016, has seen modest service improvements from the station implemented from the May 2018 timetable change, with one extra weekday service each way and two extra trains each way on Sundays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.dft.gov.uk/northern/index.html|title=Northern Franchise Improvements - DfT|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref>
The new Northern franchise awarded to [[Arriva Rail North]] in December 2015 and which started in April 2016, saw modest service improvements from the station implemented from the May 2018 timetable change, with one extra weekday service each way and two extra trains each way on Sundays.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.dft.gov.uk/northern/index.html|title=Northern Franchise Improvements – DfT|access-date=24 May 2020|archive-date=11 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211210129/http://maps.dft.gov.uk/northern/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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* Anderson, V.R. and Fox, G.K. ''Stations and Structures of the Settle & Carlisle Railway'', Oxford Publishing Company, 1986. {{ISBN|0-86093-360-1}}.
* Anderson, V. R. and Fox, G. K. ''Stations and Structures of the Settle & Carlisle Railway'', Oxford Publishing Company, 1986. {{ISBN|0-86093-360-1}}.
* {{cite magazine|title=Settle 'box refurbished after 20 years neglect|magazine=[[RAIL (magazine)|RAIL]]|issue=342|publisher=EMAP Apex Publications|date=21 October – 3 November 1998|p=15|issn=0953-4563|oclc=49953699}}
* {{cite magazine|title=Settle 'box refurbished after 20 years neglect|magazine=[[RAIL (magazine)|RAIL]]|issue=342|publisher=EMAP Apex Publications|date=21 October – 3 November 1998|p=15|issn=0953-4563|oclc=49953699}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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Revision as of 07:14, 28 June 2024

For the original Settle station opened in 1849, see Giggleswick railway station.

Settle
National Rail
General information
StandortSettle, Craven
England
Coordinates54°04′01″N 2°16′51″W / 54.0669551°N 2.2808342°W / 54.0669551; -2.2808342
Grid referenceSD817634
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byNorthern Trains
Platforms2
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeSET
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Rail (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 May 1876Opened as Settle New
1 July 1879Renamed Settle
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.139 million
2019/20Increase 0.149 million
2020/21Decrease 27,580
2021/22Increase 0.118 million
2022/23Increase 0.131 million
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureOriginal Midland Railway station building
Designated9 March 1984
Reference no.1132349[1]
Standort
Settle is located in North Yorkshire
Settle
Settle
Location in North Yorkshire, England
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Settle is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds. The station, situated 41 miles 37 chains (66.7 km) north of Leeds, serves the market town of Settle, Craven in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

The market town is also served by the railway station at Giggleswick, situated about a mile to the south-west; it is on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Lancaster.

History

Settle station looking south, showing the ex-North British Railway footbridge
Settle signal box

The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.[2] The station was opened with the line on 1 May 1876 and was originally named Settle New to distinguish it from the nearby station on a different route, which was renamed Settle Old at the same time. Settle New was renamed Settle on 1 July 1879, by which time Settle Old had become Giggleswick.[3] Goods facilities were withdrawn from the station in 1970.

The station was Grade II listed on 9 March 1984.[1]

The platforms are linked by an ex-North British Railway footbridge that was formerly located at Drem station in East Lothian, until electrification of the East Coast Main Line made it redundant. It was then dismantled and re-erected here in 1993 to allow the old barrow crossing at the north end of the station to be taken out of regular use; the crossing is still available for wheelchair users when the station is staffed.

The former station signal box, which had been out of railway use since 1984, was relocated further north to be adjacent to the Down platform in 1997;[4] it is open to the public on most Saturdays.[5]

The water tower situated near the station in the former goods yard was converted into residential accommodation in 2011.[6] It has subsequently been featured in several television documentaries.

Stationmasters

  • J. Smith 1876 – 1879[7]
  • Richard Allcock 1879 – 1883[8]
  • Benjamin Ash 1883[8] – 1905[9]
  • Arthur Reedman Snow 1906[9] – ca. 1911
  • Abraham Fearn ca. 1914 – 1924 (formerly station master at Oxenhope, afterwards station master at Clay Cross)
  • Harold Tilforth 1924 – 1925 (resigned to avoid being dealt with for a cash irregularity)[10]
  • John Banks ca. 1939 – 1946
  • Thomas William Whetten from 1946[11] (formerly station master at Kirby Lonsdale)
  • Harry Robinson
  • James M. Taylor 1959 – 1965 (formerly station master at Horton in Ribblesdale)

Facilities

The station is located very close to the town centre and is staffed on a part-time basis. There is a range of facilities available, including a waiting room, toilets and a souvenir shop in the main buildings on the southbound platform.[12]

There is a period stone-built waiting room located on the northbound platform and a new stone and glass shelter on the southbound side.

A ticket machine is available for use when the booking office is closed. Train running information is provided by timetable posters, a PA system and digital information screens.[13]

Accidents and incidents

On 21 January 1960, an express passenger train derailed just to the north of the station (near the village of Langcliffe) and then collided with a northbound freight due to a defect on the BR Standard Class 7 locomotive hauling it. Five people were killed and nine were injured.[14]

Services

Northern Trains
Route 7
Settle & Carlisle
& Bentham lines
 Carlisle
Armathwaite
Lazonby & Kirkoswald
Langwathby
Appleby
Kirkby Stephen
Garsdale
Dent
Ribblehead
Horton-in-Ribblesdale
Settle
Heysham Port
ferry/water interchange
 Morecambe
Bare Lane
Lancaster
Carnforth
Wennington
Bentham
Clapham
Giggleswick
Long Preston
Hellifield
Gargrave
Skipton
Keighley
Bingley
Shipley
Leeds

Monday to Saturdays there is generally a two-hourly service southbound to Leeds (nine trains a day in total Mon-Sat[15]) and northbound to Carlisle (eight). The last train of the day from Leeds runs only as far as Ribblehead and the corresponding return to Leeds starts back from there. Trains terminated or started from either Appleby or Armathwaite from the spring of 2016 whilst Network Rail repaired a major landslip at Eden Brows (between Armathwaite & Carlisle). A replacement bus service was in operation over the affected section until the project to repair the line was completed in March 2017.[16] The project was completed on schedule and the line reopened to traffic on 31 March 2017.

On Sundays there are now six trains in each direction throughout the year (including one through train to & from Nottingham); the additional summer service between Preston and Carlisle via Blackburn and Clitheroe (northbound in the morning, returning south in the afternoon) operated by Northern Rail under the DalesRail brand didn't run in 2023. A replacement service on Saturdays from Rochdale via Manchester Victoria and Blackburn is due to start in June 2024, with two trips each way up to Ribblehead. These will be time to connect with Leeds to Carlisle trains to allow access to stations further north.[17]

The new Northern franchise awarded to Arriva Rail North in December 2015 and which started in April 2016, saw modest service improvements from the station implemented from the May 2018 timetable change, with one extra weekday service each way and two extra trains each way on Sundays.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Passenger Buildings and Platforms at Settle Station (1132349)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Notes by the Way". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 1 November 1884. Retrieved 12 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  4. ^ "SCRCA List Entry Extract for LEN 1412069 | SCRCA". scrca.foscl.org.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Settle Station Signal Box | FoSCL". www.foscl.org.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Settle Station Water Tower". Visit Settle. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. ^ "1871–1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 717. 1871. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 57. 1881. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  9. ^ a b "1899–1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 66. 1899. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Bedroom Theft". East Kent Times and Mail. England. 30 July 1930. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "New Stationmaster for Settle". Lancaster Guardian. England. 29 March 1946. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ Stations – Settle www.settle-carlisle.co.uk Accessed 23 November 2016
  13. ^ Settle station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 28 June 2024
  14. ^ "Locomotive failure near Winchfield 23 November 2013" (PDF). Rail Accident Investigation Branch. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  15. ^ Table 42 National Rail timetable, December 2019
  16. ^ "Landslip-hit Settle-to-Carlisle line section shut until 2017" BBC News; Retrieved 7 July 2016
  17. ^ Yorkshire Dales Explorer 2024 Ribble Valley Rail website news article; Retrieved 15 April 2024
  18. ^ "Northern Franchise Improvements – DfT". Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

Further reading

  • Anderson, V. R. and Fox, G. K. Stations and Structures of the Settle & Carlisle Railway, Oxford Publishing Company, 1986. ISBN 0-86093-360-1.
  • "Settle 'box refurbished after 20 years neglect". RAIL. No. 342. EMAP Apex Publications. 21 October – 3 November 1998. p. 15. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
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