Halifax railway station (England)

Halifax
Station entrance from the forecourt
General information
Location	Halifax, Calderdale England
Coordinates	53°43′14″N 1°51′14″W / 53.720650°N 1.853790°W / 53.720650; -1.853790
Grid reference	SE097249
Managed by	Northern
Transit authority	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HFX
Fare zone	4
Classification	DfT category C2
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1844	First station opened as Halifax Shaw Syke
7 August 1850	Resited and named Halifax
23 June 1855	Permanent buildings opened
1885–86	Rebuilt and enlarged
June 1890	Renamed Halifax Old
30 September 1951	Renamed Halifax Town
12 June 1961	Renamed Halifax
Passengers
2019/20	1.914 million
Interchange	53,319
2020/21	0.369 million
Interchange	15,671
2021/22	1.165 million
Interchange	49,706
2022/23	1.419 million
Interchange	56,092
2023/24	1.621 million
Interchange	54,635
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Halifax railway station serves the town of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Calder Valley line and is 17 miles (27 km) west from Leeds.

Platform 2 is used by eastbound services towards Bradford and Leeds, while platform 1 accommodates westbound trains towards Brighouse, Huddersfield, Sowerby Bridge, Blackpool North and Manchester Victoria. The two routes divide about a mile south of the station at Dryclough Junction.

To the east, the line also divided with the current line passing into Beacon Hill tunnel and a disused line via Halifax North Bridge to Ovenden, then going on to a junction at Holmfield with the Halifax High level line which had stations in Pellon and at St Paul's, Queens Road; and via Queensbury to Bradford and Keighley, for destinations in the North-West.