With the introduction of the new Zones, Harrogate (Zone 6) and Skipton (Zone 7) passengers will enjoy the existing season-ticket discounts for travel into West Yorkshire plus the flexibility of rail travel to any of the 67 stations in the existing West Yorkshire MetroCard area.

Prices

A 'Zones 1 to 5 + 6' rail card from Harrogate will cost £34.00 per week, £131.00 monthly, £393.00 quarterly and £1,363.00 annually.

A 'Zones 1 to 5 + 7' rail card from Skipton will cost £39.60 per week, £152.50 monthly, £457.50 quarterly and £1,587.00 annually.

Passengers can use Metro Zone 6 rail cards from Hornbeam Park, Pannal and Weeton as well as from Harrogate and Metro Zone 7 rail cards from Cononley as well as Skipton.

Partnership

Metro Zones 6 and 7 have been introduced through the efforts of Metro, Northern Rail and the Leeds City Region Partnership, which brings together authorities from across the travel to work area for Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield, York along with North Yorkshire County Council.

Find out more information about Metro rail Zones 6 & 7.

Leaflets on the new zones are available from staffed rail stations and from station staff.

New timetables

Sunday 17 May also saw the introduction of new rail timetables across the UK. There were a few changes to West Yorkshire's local services, and engineering works will affect services on some routes at weekends.

Find updated timetables for all West Yorkshire routes.

Updated printed timetables for all West Yorkshire routes are available from staffed rail stations and from station staff.

Find details of train times across the UK from the Network Rail Enquiries web site.