Berry Brow railway station

Berry Brow railway station serves the Huddersfield suburban villages of Berry Brow, Taylor Hill, Armitage Bridge and Newsome in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire.

Berry Brow
National Rail
General information
LocationBerry Brow, Kirklees
England
Coordinates53.6210°N 1.7935°W / 53.6210; -1.7935
Grid referenceSE137138
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBBW
Fare zone5
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened9 October 1989[1]
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 29,466
2018/19Decrease 26,066
2019/20Decrease 24,544
2020/21Decrease 9,694
2021/22Increase 21,828
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The present single-platform station was opened by British Rail in 1989. It lies some 2.25 miles (3.6 km) south of Huddersfield railway station on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Sheffield and is managed by Northern Trains.

The original Berry Brow station was 330 yards (300 m) from the present location, in the direction of Huddersfield. It opened on 1 July 1850 and closed on 2 July 1966.[1]

The original station in 1961

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has a basic shelter on its single platform; all tickets must be bought before boarding via the ticket machine or in advance. Timetable posters and a digital display screen provide train running information. Step-free access is via a steep ramp from the main road above.[2]

Services

All services to the station are operated by Northern Trains. There is an hourly service in both directions on Monday to Saturdays, and on Sundays from mid-morning.[3]

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berry Brow railway station.
  1. Bairstow, Martin (1993). The Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-08-2.
  2. Berry Brow station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 16 January 2017
  3. Table 34 National Rail timetable, December 2019


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