East Garforth railway station
East Garforth railway station serves Garforth in West Yorkshire, England. It is on the Selby Line, and operated by Northern. The station was opened by West Yorkshire Metro in May 1987.
East Garforth | |
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General information | |
Location | Garforth, City of Leeds England |
Coordinates | 53.792°N 1.371°W |
Grid reference | SE415330 |
Managed by | Northern |
Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | EGF |
Fare zone | 2 |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
History | |
Opened | 1987 |
Passengers | |
2017/18 | 0.234 million |
2018/19 | 0.221 million |
2019/20 | 0.224 million |
2020/21 | 35,670 |
2021/22 | 0.114 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The station is an unstaffed halt, and has wooden platforms with shelters on each one. It is located around 0.5 miles (800 m) from the main Garforth station.
Facilities
The station is fully accessible for wheelchair users, with ramps from the road to both platforms. Ticket machines are available for passengers to buy or collect pre-paid tickets prior to travel. Train running information is provided by a long line P.A system and digital display screens on each platform.[1]
Services
Monday to Saturday daytime there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, with alternate services continuing to Bradford Interchange and Halifax. Eastbound, there are hourly services to York and Hull (the latter extended from Selby at the winter 2019 timetable change; this is the service that runs to Halifax westbound). The same frequency remains in place during the evening; on Sundays there are also two trains per hour each way - to Leeds westbound and alternately to York and Selby eastbound.[2]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Northern |
References
- East Garforth station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 6 December 2016
- Table 40 National Rail timetable, December 2019
External links
Media related to East Garforth railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for East Garforth railway station from National Rail