East Garforth railway station serves Garforth in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Selby Line, operated by Northern 8 miles (13 km) east of Leeds. The station was opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 1 May 1987, to serve the new housing developments in the area.
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![]() A Northern Class 170 at platform 2 in 2020 | |
General information | |
Location | Garforth, City of Leeds England |
Coordinates | 53.792°N 1.371°W / 53.792; -1.371 |
Grid reference | SE415330 |
Managed by | Northern |
Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | EGF |
Fare zone | 2 |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
History | |
Opened | 1987 |
Passengers | |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
The station is an unstaffed halt, and has wooden platforms with shelters on each one. It is located around 0.5 miles (800 m) from the main Garforth station.
The station is fully accessible for wheelchair users, with ramps from the road to both platforms. Ticket machines are available for passengers to buy or collect pre-paid tickets prior to travel. Train running information is provided by a long line P.A system and digital display screens on each platform.[1]
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Monday to Saturday daytime there is a half-hourly service to Leeds, with alternate services continuing to Bradford Interchange and Halifax. Eastbound, there are hourly services to York and Hull (the latter extended from Selby at the winter 2019 timetable change; this is the service that runs to Halifax westbound). The same frequency remains in place during the evening; on Sundays there are also two trains per hour each way - to Leeds westbound and alternately to York and Selby eastbound.[2]
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Garforth | Northern Selby Line |
Media related to East Garforth railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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