shipley railway station has an unusual triangular layout, serving trains on the skipton to leeds line, the leeds to bradford forster square line, and the bradford to skipton/ilkley lines. saltaire railway station, reopened in 1984 on the setttle-carlisle line, serves the heritage village of saltaire. long-distance trains run south to london king's cross and north to carlisle, while local trains connect the town with leeds, bradford and skipton.