Settle–Carlisle Line

England’s highest main line crests Ais Gill at 356 m after striding across the 24-arch Ribblehead Viaduct, built by navvies camped on Batty Moss.

Stations

1. 0 kmLeeds
2. 17 kmShipley
3. 22 kmBingley
4. 27 kmKeighley
5. 42 kmSkipton
6. 48 kmGargrave
7. Show 8 more stations

   1. 58 kmHellifield
   2. 60 kmLong Preston
   3. 66 kmSettle
   4. 76 kmHorton-in-Ribblesdale
   5. 83 kmRibblehead
   6. 93 kmDent
   7. 99 kmGarsdale
   8. 114 kmKirkby Stephen
8. 132 kmAppleby
9. 149 kmLangwathby
10. 156 kmLazonby and Kirkoswald
11. 165 kmArmathwaite
12. 181 kmCarlisle

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9902815 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of train 32441
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Settle–Carlisle Line?

The Settle–Carlisle Line runs 181 km from Leeds to Carlisle.

How long does the Settle–Carlisle Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 40 min for the 181 km. That is an average of 68 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.

Who runs the Settle–Carlisle Line?

Northern, with Class 158 Sprinter.

How old is the Settle–Carlisle Line?

The line has been in service since 1876. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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