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16
May 2022
Harrogate commuters frustrated as early trains axed today
Harrogate commuters have vented their frustration as early morning trains to Leeds are axed today.
Rail operator Northern has cancelled the first two services of the day from Harrogate to Leeds at 6.07am and 6.33am.
It means the earliest Harrogate commuters can arrive in Leeds is 7.28am, compared with 6.24am from Bradford, 6.27am from Skipton and 6.31am from Ilkley
It will also inconvenience some Harrogate business passengers travelling to London for early morning meetings.
Martyn Fletcher, who was one of the commuters caught out by today's timetable change, was left waiting at a wet Pannal station at 6.15am for a service that no longer exists. He said:
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Northern has said the cuts are due to be reversed in December but rail campaigner Brian Dunsby told the Stray Ferret he wasn't convinced.
'Harrogate is being picked on'
Mr Dunsby, of Harrogate Line Supporters Group, said it would be far better to scrap an afternoon service rather than the key early morning trains, adding:
Tony Baxter, regional director at Northern said:
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