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    Apperley Bridge
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    Platform 1 (Leeds bound)
    General information
    Location Apperley Bridge, City of Bradford
    England
    Coordinates 53°50′31″N1°42′23″W / 53.8419°N 1.7065°W / 53.8419; -1.7065 Coordinates: 53°50′31″N1°42′23″W / 53.8419°N 1.7065°W / 53.8419; -1.7065
    Grid reference SE196383
    Managed by Northern
    Platforms2
    Other information
    Station codeAPY
    History
    Original company Leeds and Bradford Railway
    Pre-grouping Midland Railway
    Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
    Key dates
    Late July 1846Opened as Apperley Bridge
    1847Renamed Apperley
    1 October 1890Renamed Apperley and Rawdon
    May 1893Renamed Apperley Bridge and Rawdon
    12 June 1961Renamed Apperley Bridge
    20 March 1965Closed
    13 December 2015Rebuilt and Reopened
    Passengers
    2017/18Increase2.svg 0.372 million