Garforth railway station
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Garforth railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Garforth |
| Local authority | City of Leeds |
| Coordinates | 53°47′48″N 1°22′57″W / 53.7966°N 1.3824°WCoordinates: 53°47′48″N 1°22′57″W / 53.7966°N 1.3824°W |
| Grid reference | SE407335 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GRF |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.440 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.464 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.483 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.518 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.644 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.613 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.676 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.677 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.611 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1834 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Garforth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Garforth railway station serves the town of Garforth, near Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the York and Selby Lines and North TransPennine routes. Garforth is 7.1 miles (11.5 km) east of Leeds.
The station was originally opened by the Leeds and Selby Railway in 1834. The road bridge crosses the line at an oblique angle; this was considered something of a marvel at the time of construction.
Garforth station also connected with the privately owned Aberford Railway (known locally as the 'fly line' or simply 'the lines') which closed in 1924, and is now a public path commonly used for horses, dog walkers and travelling to and from Garforth community College part way upon it. East of the station was the junction to the branch line to Castleford which closed in 1969.
Garforth also has another railway station, East Garforth, situated approximately 0.56 miles (900 m) east of the main station which was opened in 1987. Though East Garforth is fully accessible to wheelchair users, the main Garforth station is not; wheelchair users can only access platform 2 which serves trains towards Leeds.
Services
Northern Rail operates services to Leeds with most services going beyond towards Bradford Interchange as well as services to York and Selby to the east.
First TransPennine Express trains also stop at Garforth hourly towards Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester Airport (Liverpool Lime Street on Sundays) westbound and York and Middlesbrough (Scarborough on Sundays) eastbound.
High Speed CrossCountry trains travelling to and from Scotland pass through without stopping.
Proposed services
National Express East Coast proposed to operate trains directly between Garforth and London from December 2009.[1] This proposal was supported by the Office of the Rail Regulator in January 2009, however permission needs to be sought from the Department of Transport, as the proposal would require changes to franchised services. National Express no longer operate the Virgin Trains East Coast service.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garforth railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Garforth railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
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| Northern Rail York & Selby Lines |
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