Brockholes railway station
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| Brockholes | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Brockholes | ||
| Local authority | Kirklees | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BHS | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 31,896 | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||
| Zone | 5 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1 July 1850[1] | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Brockholes. | |||
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Brockholes railway station serves the village of Brockholes, near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. It lies 4¼ miles (7 km) away from Huddersfield on the Penistone Line operated by Northern Rail.
Trains passing between Brockholes and Shepley pass through a 1 mile tunnel under Thurstonland.
[edit] Services
On Mondays to Saturdays, trains operate every hour in each direction, to Huddersfield and Sheffield. Trains operate every two hours on Sundays.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Stocksmoor | Northern Rail Penistone Line |
Honley | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Bairstow, Martin (1993). The Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-08-2.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Brockholes railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Brockholes railway station from Multimap.com
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