page_title: Harrogate
section_title: Rail
hierarchical_section_title: Harrogate / Transport / Rail
caption_attribution_description: English: The Exchange above Harrogate railway station, North Yorkshire. Taken on the evening of Wednesday the 12th of September 2018.
context_page_description: Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters and RHS Harlow Carr gardens. 13 miles away from the town centre is the Yorkshire Dales national park and the Nidderdale AONB. Harrogate grew out of two smaller settlements, High Harrogate and Low Harrogate, in the 17th century. For three consecutive years, polls voted the town as "the happiest place to live" in Britain.
  Harrogate spa water contains iron, sulphur and common salt. The town became known as 'The English Spa' in the Georgian era, after its waters were discovered in the 16th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries its 'chalybeate' waters were a popular health treatment, and the influx of wealthy but sickly visitors contributed significantly to the wealth of the town.
  Harrogate railway station and Harrogate bus station in the town centre provide transport connections. Leeds Bradford Airport is 10 miles southwest of Harrogate. The main roads through the town are the A61, connecting Harrogate to Leeds and Ripon, and the A59, connecting the town to York and Skipton.
context_section_description: The town is served by four railway stations on the Harrogate Line; Harrogate, Hornbeam Park, Pannal and Starbeck. All are served by Northern Trains services from Leeds to York railway station, while London North Eastern Railway operates a two-hourly service to London King's Cross.
  The former railway lines to Ripon and Wetherby) were dismantled in the 1960s.
caption: The Exchange above Harrogate railway station
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