Slaithwaite railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Slaithwaite | ||
| Local authority | Kirklees | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 98,871 | ||
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| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||
| Zone | 5 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1982 | ||
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Slaithwaite (source) | |||
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Slaithwaite railway station serves the village of Slaithwaite near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The station is 6 km (4 miles) west of Huddersfield 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). It is on the site of an earlier station which closed in 1968.
[edit] Services
From Monday to Saturday, Slaithwaite is served by an hourly Northern Rail service from Manchester Victoria station to Huddersfield station. On Sundays, it is served by a two-hourly service from Marsden station to Leeds station.
The more frequent TransPennine Express service, from Manchester Piccadilly station and points west to Huddersfield station and points east, passes through Slaithwaite without stopping.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Marsden | Northern Rail Huddersfield Line |
Huddersfield | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Slaithwaite railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Slaithwaite railway station from Multimap.com
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