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Harrogate line
The Arthington Viaduct near Pool-in-Wharfedale
Overview
Status
Operational
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
West Yorkshire North Yorkshire
Termini
Leeds
York
Stations
14
Service
Type
Heavy rail
System
National Rail
Operator(s)
Northern London North Eastern Railway
Depot(s)
Neville Hill
Rolling stock
Class 150 Sprinter Class 155 Super Sprinter Class 158 Express Sprinter Class 170 Turbostar Class 800 Azuma
History
Opened
1848
Technical
Line length
39-mile (62 km)
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
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Harrogate Line
Legend
East Coast Main Line
towards London King's Cross
York
East Coast Main Line
towards Edinburgh Waverley
Poppleton
Hessay
Marston Moor
Wilstrop Siding
Hammerton
Cattal
Hopperton
Goldsborough
Pilmoor, Boroughbridge &
Knaresborough Railway
Knaresborough
Hay Park Lane
Knaresborough
Knaresborough Viaduct
Leeds–Northallerton
Railway
Starbeck
Harrogate
Hornbeam Park
Crimple Valley Viaduct
Harrogate to
Church Fenton Line
Pannal
Weeton
Arthington Viaduct
Otley and Ilkley
Joint Railway
Arthington
Bramhope Tunnel
Horsforth
Horsforth Woodside
Headingley
Burley Park
Kirkstall Road Viaduct
Holbeck Low / High Level
Leeds Central
Leeds City
Various lines
(see Leeds Station)
The Harrogate line is a passenger rail line through parts of North Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire area of northern England connecting Leeds to York by way of Harrogate and Knaresborough. Service on the line is operated by Northern, with a few additional workings by London North Eastern Railway starting and terminating at Harrogate. West Yorkshire Metro's bus and rail MetroCard ticket is available for journeys between Leeds and Harrogate.[1]
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