Slaithwaite railway station

Slaithwaite
Platform 1
Location
Place	Slaithwaite
Local authority	Kirklees
Coordinates	53°37′26″N 1°52′53″W / 53.623800°N 1.881480°W / 53.623800; -1.881480Coordinates: 53°37′26″N 1°52′53″W / 53.623800°N 1.881480°W / 53.623800; -1.881480
Grid reference	SE079141
Operations
Station code	SWT
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2009/10	0.182 million
2010/11	0.207 million
2011/12	0.208 million
2012/13	0.186 million
2013/14	0.208 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	5
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
1849	original station opened
1968	closed
13 December 1982	Present station opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Slaithwaite from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Slaithwaite railway station serves the village of Slaithwaite near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The station is 4 miles (6 km) west of Huddersfield railway station on the Huddersfield Line between Huddersfield and Manchester Victoria.

The station is situated between the centre of the village and the "Hill Top" residential area. The station has two platforms with a car park and bus stop at the approach to Platform 2. The current station was opened on 13 December 1982 by Metro (the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive) and British Rail. The Huddersfield-bound platform is on the site of an earlier four platform station which opened in 1849 and closed on 7 October 1968. The current Stalybridge-bound platform is on the site of the old goods yard.

Services

Slaithwaite is served by an hourly Northern service from Manchester Victoria station to Huddersfield station throughout the week (including Sundays).^[1] Additional trains run at peak periods and there is a single early morning through train to Leeds on weekdays & Sunday mornings.

The more frequent TransPennine Express service, from Manchester Piccadilly station passes through Slaithwaite without stopping.

References

Gallery

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  Platform 2

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Marsden		Northern Huddersfield Line		Huddersfield
	Historical railways
Marsden Line and station open		L&NWR Huddersfield Line		Golcar Line open, Station closed

Kirklees South Lines

Legend To Heckmondwike To Dewsbury and Wakefield To Calderdale Cooper Bridge Bradley Deighton (1982– ) Deighton (1871–1930) Kirkheaton Newtown goods Huddersfield Fenay Bridge and Lepton Longwood and Milnsbridge Lockwood Golcar Kirkburton Netherton Berry Brow Slaithwaite Healey House Meltham Honley Marsden Brockholes To Saddleworth Thongsbridge Stocksmoor Holmfirth Shepley Denby Dale Shelley To Penistone Skelmanthorpe Cuckoos Nest Clayton West

External links

• Train times and station information for Slaithwaite railway station from National Rail