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The only National Rail services in the main Yorkshire Dales area are the Leeds - Morecambe line and the famous Leeds - Settle - Carlisle line, which has a service running several times daily operated by Northern Rail, plus a Summer Sunday Dalesrail service from Lancashire.

The railway line from Leeming Bar to Bedale, Finghall, Leyburn and Redmire (on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park) has recently been re-opened by Wensleydale Railway plc. The 17 mile trip takes approximately 50 minutes. Trains are normally formed of heritage diesel rail cars from the 1960s. Connections with the mainline rail network are available via the local Monday to Saturday bus service from Northallerton to Leeming Bar.

Frequent long-distance inter-city trains serve York and Leeds, operated by Cross Country Trains and East Coast.

For details of train times and fares visit the 'Train and Rail Operators' section of 'Related Links' links to all train operators' services. Or alternatively take a look at our Operators page.

The following contact information may also be useful.

Related Links

• Association of Community Rail Partnerships
• Bike Rail
• Europe-wide train times
• Friends of Dalesrail
• High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd
• International Rail
• International Train Planner
• Lancashire Dalesrail
• Leeds-Lancaster-Morecambe Railway
• National Rail Enquiries
• Rail Passengers Council and Committees
• Railteam
• SELRAP
• Settle Carlisle Line Partnership
• Settle Carlisle Railway
• The Trainline.com
• Train and Rail Operators
• Train Taxi
• Transport Direct
• Wensleydale Railway Association