Slaithwaite railway station

Slaithwaite
National Rail
Platform 1
General information
LocationSlaithwaite, Kirklees
England
Coordinates53°37′26″N 1°52′53″W / 53.623800°N 1.881480°W / 53.623800; -1.881480
Grid referenceSE079141
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSWT
Fare zone5
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
1849Original station opened
7 October 1968closed
13 December 1982Present station opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.208 million
2019/20Increase 0.226 million
2020/21Decrease 55,108
2021/22Increase 0.186 million
2022/23Increase 0.188 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Slaithwaite railway station serves the town of Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England. The station is 4 miles (6 km) west of Huddersfield railway station on the Huddersfield Line between Huddersfield and Manchester Victoria.

The station is situated between the centre of the town 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) and British Rail. The Huddersfield-bound platform is on the site of an earlier four platform station which opened in 1849 and closed on 7 October 1968.[1] The current Stalybridge-bound platform is on the site of the old goods yard.

This station is operated by Northern Trains but TransPennine Express is the sole operator serving the station.

  1. ^ A short history of Slaithwaite station Friends of Slaithwaite Station; Retrieved 16 January 2017