Garforth railway station
Garforth | |
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 Garforth railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | City of Leeds |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GRF |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1834 |
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 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) 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 (know 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 rail station, East Garforth, situated approximately 900 metres (0.56 mi) 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.
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.
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Garforth railway station from National Rail
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