Bramley (West Yorkshire) railway station
Bramley (West Yorkshire)  | |
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The view from platform 2 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bramley |
| Local authority | City of Leeds |
| Coordinates | 53°48′20″N 1°38′17″W / 53.80558°N 1.63792°WCoordinates: 53°48′20″N 1°38′17″W / 53.80558°N 1.63792°W |
| Grid reference | SE239344 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BLE |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.315 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.337 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.299 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.317 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.306 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 August 1854 | Station opened |
| 4 July 1966 | Closed |
| 12 September 1983 | Reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bramley (West Yorkshire) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Bramley railway station serves the suburb of Bramley, Leeds, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line 4 miles (6 km) west from Leeds.
History
The original station was opened by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway on 1 August 1854.[1] This was closed by British Railways on 4 July 1966,[1] the last trains having called on 2 July. The station had platforms opposite each other and were connected by a footbridge.
The present station off Stanningley Road opened on 12 September 1983[1] by Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive) and British Rail. The station's two wooden platforms are staggered.
Facilities
The station is unmanned and has no ticket machine, passengers must buy tickets on the train or in advance. There are shelters and passenger information screens on each platform, along with a P.A system to provide train running information. Though there are ramps to each platform, disabled access to platform 2 is restricted due to the path being narrow and opening out onto a busy main road.[2]
Services
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Monday to Saturday daytimes three trains per hour head eastbound towards Leeds, and westbound to Bradford Interchange and Halifax. Two of three go beyond Halifax to Manchester Victoria and the other towards Huddersfield via Brighouse. The service to Huddersfield usually originates at Selby, but only one train per day in the other direction currently runs there. Evenings two trains an hour head eastbound to Leeds and two westbound - one through to Manchester Victoria and one to Huddersfield.[3]
On Sundays there are two trains per hour towards Leeds and to Bradford Interchange. One westbound service runs through to Manchester and the other runs to either Huddersfield or Halifax.
The Northern service to Blackpool North passes through Bramley but does not stop there.
References
- 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Bramley station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
- ↑ Table 41 National Rail timetable, December 2016
- Martin Bairstow (1999). The Great Northern Railway in the West Riding. ISBN 1-871944-19-8.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bramley (West Yorkshire) railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Bramley (West Yorkshire) railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| New Pudsey | Northern Caldervale Line |
Leeds | ||