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Jun 2021
Last Updated: 20/06/2021
Harrogate to York trains set to be doubled to two an hour
The publically-owned rail operator has opened a consultation for a new timetable for May 2022 that it hopes to implement. Currently, trains to York leave Harrogate Station at five minutes past the hour during the week.
Northern is proposing to double the number of trains from Harrogate to York to two an hour.
The publically-owned rail operator has opened a consultation for a new timetable for May 2022 that it hopes to implement.
Currently, trains to York leave Harrogate Station at five minutes past the hour during the week. They stop at Starbeck, Knaresborough, Cattal, Hammerton and Poppleton.
A spokesperson for Northern said:
"We have plans to operate more frequent services in the future between York and Harrogate following recent infrastructure upgrades. We are consulting with stakeholders about these plans and more details will be released in the near future."
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Meanwhile, LNER is planning significant changes to its Harrogate to London route.
It has also launched a consultation on a new timetable that would see trains leave Harrogate earlier in the morning but also leave London earlier.
The operator estimates that travel times between Harrogate and London would be about 10 minutes faster.
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