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== Transport == ===Road=== The Bradford to Bingley Road was constructed in the 1820s{{sfn|Sheeran|1984|p=21}} and with Otley Road and Saltaire Road form a triangle framing Shipley centre. They connect the town to Bradford, Leeds and the Airedale towns. In September 2022, a [[Bradford Clean Air Zone|clean air zone]] was launched in Bradford and Shipley. This means any non-private cars entering the city centre and the Canal Road corridor towards Shipley, will be charged dependent on the size of the vehicle and the commercial reason for entering. Exemptions apply for greener vehicles such as low-emission or electric.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Coules |first1=Chloe |title=Bradford Clean Air Zone to launch in September |url=https://airqualitynews.com/2022/06/06/bradford-clean-air-zone-to-launch-in-september/ |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=Air Quality News |date=6 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Delayed Bradford Clean Air Zone to start in September |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-61673709 |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=BBC News |date=2 June 2022}}</ref> There is a small bus station in Shipley Market Place. ===Rail=== [[File:Footbridge over Platforms 1 and 2 - Shipley Station - geograph.org.uk - 1586731.jpg|thumb|right|Platforms 1 and 2 at Shipley railway station]] {{main|Shipley railway station|Saltaire railway station}} The [[Midland Railway]]'s Leeds and Bradford line opened on 2 July 1846 and was extended to [[Keighley]] by March 1847. The [[Guiseley]] branch opened on 4 December 1876 and in the same year completion of the [[Settle-Carlisle Line]] put Shipley on the London to Scotland route. In 1885, the old Midland Railway station was replaced, and by 1900, 400 trains were passing through Shipley each month, carrying 50,000 passengers.{{sfn|Burrows|pp=6β7}} [[Shipley railway station]] has an unusual triangular layout, serving trains on the [[Skipton]] to Leeds line, the Leeds to [[Bradford Forster Square railway station|Bradford Forster Square]] line, and the Bradford to Skipton/Ilkley lines. [[Saltaire railway station]], reopened in 1984 on the Settle-Carlisle Line, serves the heritage village of Saltaire. Long-distance trains run south to London [[London King's Cross railway station|King's Cross]] and north to [[Carlisle, Cumbria|Carlisle]], while local trains connect the town with Leeds, Bradford and Skipton. ===Canals=== The [[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]] was once an important navigation linking Shipley to the wider world. The Skipton to Shipley section was completed in 1773 and in 1774 a branch was extended to Bradford. [[Wharf|Wharves]] were established on the north side of Briggate.{{sfn|Burrows|p=6}} The Bradford branch was filled in during the 1920s. The canal is used for pleasure cruising. ===Trams=== [[Tram]]s ran along Bradford Road to the south and Saltaire Road to the north{{sfn|Firth|1996|pp=10β18}} and between [[Baildon]] Bridge and the Branch. The intersection of these lines led to the main road junction of Fox's Corner being given the alternative name of ''Cobweb Square''.{{sfn|Firth|1996|p=37}} The legacy of trams is the terminal building on Saltaire Roundabout, now a public house named ''Salt Bar & Kitchen''. There was a second tram shed off the roundabout at the foot of Moorhead Lane. Saltaire shed was converted for trolleybuses in 1939 until Bradford scrapped trolleybuses in the 1970s.
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