General information | |
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Location | Menston, City of Bradford England |
Coordinates | 53°53′32″N1°44′08″W / 53.8923°N 1.7356°W |
Grid reference | SE174440 |
Managed by | Northern Trains |
Transit authority | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | MNN |
Fare zone | 3 |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 1873 |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.643 million |
2019/20 | 0.659 million |
2020/21 | 0.187 million |
2021/22 | 0.441 million |
2022/23 | 0.581 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Menston railway station serves Menston in the City of Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. On the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square,it is served by Class 331 and 333 electric trains run by Northern Trains,who also manage the station.
The line was opened in August 1865 by the Midland Railway on their line from Apperley Junction to Burley-in-Wharfedale,from where trains could travel to either Ilkley or Otley via the Otley and Ilkley Joint Railway,however,Menston station did not open until April 1873. [1] [2] The route to Otley was closed in 1965,but the Ilkley line (though also listed for closure in the 1963 Beeching Report) avoided a similar fate,being finally reprieved in 1972. [3] Electric services at the station commenced in 1994.
Between 1883 and 1951,High Royds Hospital,which stood to the west of the line,was served by a long private siding from just south of Menston station.
Menston station was redeveloped in 2000 as part of the general improvements to the Wharfedale Line by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive. The disused station building was brought back into use and a new ticket office was opened. The station now includes ticket machines where passengers can buys tickets and view services from Menston. Its current opening times are 06:15–18:00 Mon–Sat and 09:15–17:00 Sunday. A bus stop was added in the station forecourt.
It is planned for platform 1 to be extended;this is to allow for six-carriage trains in the future. [4]
During Monday to Saturday daytimes services run to/from Leeds twice per hour and once per hour to/from Bradford (increasing to half-hourly in the peaks),and there are three services every hour to Ilkley (four at peak times). During weekday evenings and all day Sundays,services are hourly to/from both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square and twice-hourly to Ilkley. [5]
The bus stop on the station forecourt is regularly served by Connexionsbuses 962 to Otley and Ilkley [6] and their 963 to and from Otley &Garnett Wharfe. [7] [8]
TLC Travel operate the 635 between Pool,Otley,Shipley and Bradford once a day,both outward and return journeys serve the station forecourt. [9]
First Leeds services 33/34 serve the station forecourt on evenings and Sundays but at other times only stop nearby on Cleasby Road. [10]
The Wharfedale line is one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. The service connects Ilkley with Leeds and Bradford,and is operated by Northern Trains. West Yorkshire Metrocards are available for use on the line,covering Zones 3–5. The line is served predominantly by four-coach Class 333 electric multiple units.
The Airedale line is one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area centred on West Yorkshire in northern England. The service is operated by Northern,on the route connecting Leeds and Bradford with Skipton. Some services along the line continue to Morecambe or Carlisle. The route covered by the service was historically part of the Midland Railway.
Guiseley railway station serves Guiseley in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough,West Yorkshire,England. On the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square,it is served mostly by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern Trains,which also manages the station.
Bradford Forster Square railway station serves Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. The majority of services to/from station use Class 333 electric multiple units operated by Northern Trains;they run on the Airedale line to Skipton,the Wharfedale line to Ilkley and the Leeds-Bradford line to Leeds.
Menston is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford in the county of West Yorkshire,England. Along with Burley in Wharfedale,most of Menston is within Wharfedale Ward in the metropolitan borough of Bradford. The remainder of Menston is in the Leeds City Council area. At the 2011 census it has a population of 4,498.
Bradford Interchange is a transport interchange in Bradford,West Yorkshire,England,which consists of a railway station and bus station adjacent. The Interchange,which was designed in 1962,was hailed as a showpiece of European design and was opened on 14 January 1973. It is served by the majority of bus services in the city centre,while the railway station,which is one of two in the city centre,is served by Northern and is also the terminus for Grand Central services from London King's Cross.
New Pudsey railway station serves the towns of Farsley and Pudsey in West Yorkshire,England,on the Calder Valley line. It serves the adjacent suburb of Thornbury.
Burley-in-Wharfedale railway station serves the village of Burley in Wharfedale in West Yorkshire,England,in the City of Bradford. The station lies on the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square. It is served by Class 333 units run by Northern Trains,who also manage the station.
Ben Rhydding railway station serves the Ben Rhydding area of Ilkley,West Yorkshire;it is situated about a mile east of the town centre. It is on the Wharfedale Line,between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square,it is served by Class 331 and Class 333 electric multiple units (EMUs) run by Northern Trains,who also manage the station. It is 15.5 miles (24.9 km) north-west of Leeds,and 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Ilkley railway station.
Ilkley railway station serves Ilkley in the City of Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. On the Wharfedale Line,it is served by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern Trains,which also manages the station.
Shipley railway station serves the market town of Shipley in West Yorkshire,England. It is 2+3⁄4 miles (4.4 km) north of Bradford Forster Square and 10+3⁄4 miles (17.3 km) north-west of Leeds.
Baildon railway station serves the town of Baildon near Shipley in West Yorkshire,England. The station reopened under British Rail on 5 January 1973,by the Chairman of Baildon Council,Arnold Lightowler,having been closed for exactly 20 years. It is situated 4 miles (6 km) north of Bradford Forster Square,on the Wharfedale Line. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern Trains.
Frizinghall railway station is situated in the Frizinghall district of Bradford,West Yorkshire,England. The station,an unstaffed halt 2 miles (3 km) north of Bradford Forster Square is on the Airedale Line,and all trains serving it are operated by Northern Trains.
Horsforth railway station serves the town of Horsforth in West Yorkshire,England. It is a stop on the Harrogate Line,5.75 miles (9 km) north-west of Leeds,and is the final stop in the West Yorkshire Metro regulated area towards Harrogate.
Keighley railway station serves the market town of Keighley in West Yorkshire,England. The station is located on the Airedale line,with electric services to Leeds,Skipton and Bradford Forster Square provided by Northern,along with longer distance services to Morecambe and Carlisle. The station is split in half,with National Rail operating from platforms 1 and 2,while platforms 3 and 4 are the northern terminus of heritage services to Oxenhope on the Keighley &Worth Valley Railway.
Steeton and Silsden railway station serves the village of Steeton and the town of Silsden in West Yorkshire,England. It is situated closer to Steeton than to Silsden,and is on the Airedale Line. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by Northern.
Skipton railway station is a Grade II listed station which serves the market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire,England on the Airedale Line,which gives Skipton access to destinations such as Leeds,Bradford,Carlisle,Lancaster and Morecambe. The station is operated by Northern Trains and is situated 27 miles (43 km) north-west of Leeds.
Apperley Bridge station is situated in Bradford on the line between Leeds and Shipley,West Yorkshire,England. It serves the district of Apperley Bridge in the north-east of the city.
Kirkstall Forge railway station is a station serving the Kirkstall area of Leeds,West Yorkshire,England. It is on the Leeds to Bradford Line between Leeds City and Shipley and was opened on 19 June 2016,near the site of an earlier station with the same name.
Otley bus station serves the town of Otley,West Yorkshire,England.
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