Dewsbury railway station
Dewsbury | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Kirklees |
| Coordinates | 53°41′31″N 1°37′59″W / 53.692°N 1.633°W |
| Managed by | TransPennine Express |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DEW |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 18 September 1848 | Station opened as Dewsbury |
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Dewsbury Wellington Road |
| 20 February 1969 | Renamed Dewsbury |
Dewsbury railway station serves the town of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. Situated 9.25 miles (15 km) south west of Leeds on the main line to Huddersfield and Manchester, the station was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1848.
The station is now managed by TransPennine Express, who provide trains to Leeds, Huddersfield, Manchester, York, Hull and Middlesbrough.
Northern also serve the station with trains on the Calder Valley line.
History
The line between Leeds and Ravensthorpe was built by the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway, which was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway prior to opening.[1] Dewsbury railway station was opened on 18 September 1848 and was subsequently named Dewsbury Wellington Road from 2 June 1924 until 20 February 1969, when it reverted to the original name.[2]
Dewsbury was also served by three other stations which have since closed:
- Dewsbury Central, served by the Great Northern Railway on the Bradford Exchange to Wakefield line, closed in 1964.
- Dewsbury Market Place, built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway, closed in 1930.
- Thornhill, also built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway, closed in 1961.
No trace of Market Place station remains, but the façade of Dewsbury Central was incorporated into a bridge supporting the Dewsbury Ring Road in 1985.
Facilities
The station is staffed through the day, with the ticket office on Platform 1 open from 06:15 until 19:30 each day (except Sunday, when it opens at 07:30). Self-service ticket machines are also provided in the booking hall.
There are waiting rooms on each platform, along with digital display screens, customer help points, timetable poster boards and automated announcements to offer train running information. A public house and a shop offer refreshment facilities. Lifts integrated into the footbridge provide step-free access to both platforms.
Ticket barriers were installed in 2018.[3]
Services
As of May 2018, Dewsbury is served by four trains per hour to Leeds and four trains per hour to Manchester. The regular service pattern is as follows:
- A TransPennine Express service to Middlesbrough calling at Leeds, York, Thirsk, Northallerton, Yarm and Thornaby.
- A TransPennine Express service to Hull calling at Batley, Leeds, Garforth, Selby and Brough.
- A TransPennine Express service to Leeds calling at Batley and Morley.
- A Northern service to Leeds calling at Morley and Cottingley.
- A TransPennine Express service to Manchester Airport calling at Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria, Manchester Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly.
- A TransPennine Express service to Manchester Piccadilly calling at Huddersfield, Slaithwaite, Mossley and Stalybridge.
- A TransPennine Express service to Manchester Piccadilly calling at Ravensthorpe, Mirfield, Deighton, Huddersfield, Marsden, Greenfield and Stalybridge.
- A Northern service to Southport calling at Mirfield, Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Walsden, Smithy Bridge, Rochdale, Manchester Victoria, Salford Central, Salford Crescent, Swinton, Walkden, Atherton, Daisy Hill, Wigan Wallgate, Gathurst, Appley Bridge, Parbold, Burscough Bridge and Meols Cop.[4]
On Sundays the Northern services do not run, so the TransPennine Express service terminating at Leeds also calls at Cottingley.
References
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 87. CN 8983.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 79. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ Dewsbury station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 16 January 2017
- ^ GB National Rail Timetable May–December 2018, Table 39
External links
- Train times and station information for Dewsbury railway station from National Rail
Railways in North Kirklees |
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Past, present and future
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| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Huddersfield | TransPennine Express North TransPennine (Manchester - Middlesborough) |
Leeds | ||
| TransPennine Express North TransPennine (Manchester - Hull) |
Batley | |||
| Ravensthorpe | TransPennine Express North TransPennine (Manchester - Leeds) |
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| Mirfield | Northern Calder Valley Line (Southport - Leeds) |
Morley |