Clapham railway station
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For the railway stations in London, see Clapham Junction railway station and Clapham High Street railway station. For the closed railway station in Australia, see Clapham railway station, Adelaide.
Clapham is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 48 miles (77 km) north-west of Leeds, serves the village of Clapham in North Yorkshire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
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Location | Clapham, Craven England | ||||
Coordinates | 54°06′19″N 2°24′38″W | ||||
Grid reference | SD732678 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||
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Station code | CPY | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | "Little" North Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||
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30 July 1849 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 6,576 | ||||
2019/20 | 8,492 | ||||
2020/21 | 1,188 | ||||
2021/22 | 6,158 | ||||
2022/23 | 9,140 | ||||
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Immediately to the east of the station, the line crosses the River Wenning on a tall, eight-span viaduct.
The station was formerly known in the national timetable as Clapham (Yorkshire), to distinguish it from Clapham (London). The latter was renamed Clapham High Street in 1989.