Bentham railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | High Bentham, North Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°06′56″N 2°30′38″W / 54.1154922°N 2.5106193°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SD667689 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BEN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | "Little" North Western Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway British Rail (London Midland Region) | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 June 1850 | Opened as Bentham | ||||
| 1 November 1851 | Renamed Bentham High | ||||
| 1 May 1876 | Renamed Bentham | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 29,932 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 4,990 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 25,544 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 36,416 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 36,766 | ||||
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Bentham is a railway station on the Bentham Line, which runs between Leeds and Morecambe via Skipton. The station, situated 19 miles (31 km) east of Lancaster, serves the town of High Bentham and surrounding settlements in North Yorkshire. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.