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Skipton–Ilkley line

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in 1965 – passenger services were withdrawn on 22 March, whilst the remaining through goods services ended on 5 July; the route eventually closed to all traffic east of Embsay Junction in January 1966 (though access to the Haw Bank quarry sidings at Embsay station survived until 1969). The last
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Much of the trackbed east of Addingham itself, as also been redeveloped (or returned to agricultural use), with little trace remaining of the line's course through the western part of Ilkley – as the old embankments, bridges and viaducts were demolished in 1972–73.
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The remainder of the old route beyond Bolton Abbey is disused but mostly intact as far as the outskirts of Addingham, but the former station there has been demolished, levelled and the site redeveloped for housing.
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Since its closure in 1965, a 4-mile (6 km) stretch of the disused railway line has been restored and reopened as the
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West of Embsay, the section of the line down to Skipton is still open, serving the branch line to
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section west of there was retained as part of the freight-only branch line from Skipton to
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through the upper part of Wharfedale to rejoin the main line along the Aire valley at
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Skipton to Ilkley Line

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Legend
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Skipton
Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Yorkshire Dales Railway
Embsay
A59
Bolton Abbey
Addingham
Ilkley
Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway
Midland Railway
Skipton
Ilkley
Embsay
Bolton Abbey
Addingham
Midland Railway
Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway
Skipton
Beeching Axe
Swinden Quarry
Yorkshire Dales Railway
Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway

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