Dewsbury railway station
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Dewsbury railway station serves the town of Dewsbury
in West Yorkshire
, England. The station is 9.25 miles (15 km) south west of Leeds on the Huddersfield Line
.
The station is managed by TransPennine Express trains and it is the stop between Leeds and Huddersfield
.
operated by Northern Rail
. It is 9 miles (14.5 km) away from Leeds. The station was opened in 1848 by the London and North Western Railway
and was originally known as Dewsbury Wellington Road. Dewsbury had three other railway stations, all now closed:- these were the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
's Thornhill station (closed in 1961), the Great Northern Railway
's Central (on the to Wakefield line, closed in 1964) and the L&Y Market Place terminus (closed in 1930). No trace of Market Place station remains, but the façade of Dewsbury Central can still be seen as it was incorporated into a bridge supporting the Dewsbury Ring Road in 1985.
, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport
Monday to Saturday daytimes and an hourly service evenings and Sundays. Trains go onwards from Leeds towards York
, Middlesbrough
, Scarborough
and Newcastle.
On the Huddersfield Line, there is a Monday to Saturdays, half-hourly stopping local service to Leeds eastbound and an hourly service to both Huddersfield and Manchester Victoria via westbound. During the evenings the frequency drops to hourly on this route as only the Leeds to Huddersfield service operates.
On Sundays there is a train every two hours to Huddersfield & Leeds.
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds...
in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England. The station is 9.25 miles (15 km) south west of Leeds on the Huddersfield Line
Huddersfield Line
The Huddersfield Line is the name given to one of the busiest rail services on the West Yorkshire MetroTrain network in northern England. Local services are operated by Northern Rail with longer distance services operated by TransPennine Express...
.
The station is managed by TransPennine Express trains and it is the stop between Leeds and Huddersfield
Huddersfield railway station
Huddersfield railway station serves the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.The station is managed by First TransPennine Express who provide trains between the North East, North and East Yorkshire, and Leeds to the east and Manchester Piccadilly and North West.It is also served by local...
.
History
The station is on the Huddersfield LineHuddersfield Line
The Huddersfield Line is the name given to one of the busiest rail services on the West Yorkshire MetroTrain network in northern England. Local services are operated by Northern Rail with longer distance services operated by TransPennine Express...
operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
. It is 9 miles (14.5 km) away from Leeds. The station was opened in 1848 by the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
and was originally known as Dewsbury Wellington Road. Dewsbury had three other railway stations, all now closed:- these were the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...
's Thornhill station (closed in 1961), the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
's Central (on the to Wakefield line, closed in 1964) and the L&Y Market Place terminus (closed in 1930). No trace of Market Place station remains, but the façade of Dewsbury Central can still be seen as it was incorporated into a bridge supporting the Dewsbury Ring Road in 1985.
Services
From Dewsbury there is a half-hourly TransPennine Express service to Leeds and beyond, and to HuddersfieldHuddersfield railway station
Huddersfield railway station serves the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.The station is managed by First TransPennine Express who provide trains between the North East, North and East Yorkshire, and Leeds to the east and Manchester Piccadilly and North West.It is also served by local...
, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport
Manchester Airport railway station
Manchester Airport railway station is the railway station that serves Manchester Airport and is built into the airport's terminal buildings. The station was opened together with the second airport terminal in 1993.- Description:...
Monday to Saturday daytimes and an hourly service evenings and Sundays. Trains go onwards from Leeds towards York
York railway station
York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...
, Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough railway station
Middlesbrough railway station serves the large town of Middlesbrough in the borough of Middlesbrough and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The station is managed by First TransPennine Express and has two platforms...
, Scarborough
Scarborough railway station
Scarborough railway station serves the seaside town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It lies east of York and is one of the eastern termini on the North TransPennine route operated by First TransPennine Express...
and Newcastle.
On the Huddersfield Line, there is a Monday to Saturdays, half-hourly stopping local service to Leeds eastbound and an hourly service to both Huddersfield and Manchester Victoria via westbound. During the evenings the frequency drops to hourly on this route as only the Leeds to Huddersfield service operates.
On Sundays there is a train every two hours to Huddersfield & Leeds.