Train travelling along the Bentham Line through lush countryside
Train heading towards Morecambe along the Bentham Line
Train crossing Clapham Viaduct along the Bentham Line. Yorkshire & North East UK

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Train heading to Leeds through snowy countryside
Train passing Ingleborough, near Clapham along the Bentham Line. Yorkshire & North East UK

History and heritage

Bentham Line

Leeds – Morecambe / Heysham Port via Skipton, Bentham & Lancaster

Travel along one of the earliest railway lines in Britain (originally opened June 1850) as you make the spectacular 75-mile (120 km) trans-pennine journey from the heart of West Yorkshire, through the beautiful Aire, Ribble, Wenning and Lune valleys, passing pennine peaks, Yorkshire Dales National Park, and skirting the Forest of Bowland AONB before reaching the picturesque shores of Morecambe Bay.

About this line

Route

Leeds – Morecambe / Heysham Port

Journey time

2hrs 6 mins

Cost

£7.30 Off-Peak Day Return

Distance

75 miles | 120 km

Stations on this line:

  • Leeds
  • Shipley (Yorkshire)
  • Bingley
  • Keighley
  • Skipton
  • Gargrave
  • Hellifield
  • Long Preston
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