Burley Park railway station

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Burley Park
Location
Place	Burley, Leeds
Local authority	City of Leeds
Operations
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 02/03	0.206 million *
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	2
History
Key dates	Opened 1988
National Rail - UK railway stations
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View from Cardigan Lane

Burley Park railway station is in West Yorkshire and is the first stop on the Harrogate Line 3.5 km (2.25 miles) north west of Leeds City Station towards Harrogate and York. The station was opened on November 28th 1988.

It is situated within Leeds' main student areas and is frequently used by them, and is immediately next to the much used Co-Op supermarket on Cardigan Road which also has cash machines. It is also near by the Headingley Stadium for Rugby and Cricket fans when Headingley station is busy. It is near to the districts of Burley, Hyde Park and the southern end of Headingley, Headingley railway station being closer to the Northern and Western ends of Headingley and Kirkstall. It is less than one minute journey time to Headingley station, and 5 minutes to Leeds Station, which is typically much faster than driving or taking the bus for this journey. It is near to main bus routes on Cardigan Road, Burley Road and Kirkstall Road, and parking is limited to the surrounding streets.

[edit] Services

There is an half-hourly service from Burley Park towards Leeds (southbound) and Harrogate/Knaresborough (hourly to York) northbound with a general hourly service in both directions on Sundays.