Hebden Bridge railway station
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Hebden Bridge railway station serves the town of Hebden Bridge
in West Yorkshire
, England. The station is on the Caldervale Line
, currently operated by Northern Rail
from York
and Leeds towards Manchester Victoria and Blackpool North
. The station is 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Halifax
and 26 miles (42 km) west of Leeds.
as a terminus station; trains arrived from and passengers would then continue to by road. The opening of the Summit Tunnel
in 1841 saw trains continue through to and onwards to Littleborough. Trains began operating to and Bradford
in 1854.
The current buildings date from 1893, construction having started in 1891. By this point there was a goods yard alongside the station, but this was closed in 1966 and the site is now the station's car park. In 1997 the station was renovated and signage in the original Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
style was erected.
Access for All scheme. There are no information screens, but automated public-address announcements are made about rail services.
and Dewsbury
(calling at all stations except Cottingley) and the other three via Bradford Interchange (one serving all stations to Bradford and two calling at Halifax only). One of this latter group continues to York
. During the evening, the service drops to hourly with one or two extras and runs exclusively via Bradford.
Westbound there are three trains per hour to Manchester Victoria (hourly evenings and Sundays), and an hourly service to Blackpool North via Burnley
, Blackburn
and Preston
(two-hourly evenings, hourly on Sundays). One of the Manchester trains is a limited-stop service, calling at Todmorden and Rochdale only.
Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge is a market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the Upper Calder Valley and lies 8 miles west of Halifax and 14 miles north east of Rochdale, at the confluence of the River Calder and the River Hebden .A 2004 profile of...
in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England. The station is on the Caldervale Line
Caldervale Line
The Caldervale Line is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool...
, currently operated by Northern Rail
Northern Rail
Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...
from York
York railway station
York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...
and Leeds towards Manchester Victoria and Blackpool North
Blackpool North railway station
Blackpool North railway station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line from Preston....
. The station is 8.5 miles (14 km) west of Halifax
Halifax railway station
Halifax railway station serves the town of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line and is west from .The station at Halifax is an example of a single island platform acting as two platforms. Platform 2 heads eastbound, towards Bradford while Platform 1 heads westbound...
and 26 miles (42 km) west of Leeds.
History
The station was first opened 1840 by the Manchester and Leeds RailwayManchester and Leeds Railway
The Manchester and Leeds Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting Manchester with Leeds via the North Midland Railway which it joined at Normanton....
as a terminus station; trains arrived from and passengers would then continue to by road. The opening of the Summit Tunnel
Summit Tunnel
The Summit Tunnel in England is one of the oldest railway tunnels in the world: it was built between 1838 and 1841 by the Manchester and Leeds Railway beneath the Pennines...
in 1841 saw trains continue through to and onwards to Littleborough. Trains began operating to and Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
in 1854.
The current buildings date from 1893, construction having started in 1891. By this point there was a goods yard alongside the station, but this was closed in 1966 and the site is now the station's car park. In 1997 the station was renovated and signage in the original Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways...
style was erected.
Facilities
The station has a staffed ticket office, waiting rooms, toilets and a cafe. Platform 2, towards Leeds, is accessible to those with disabilities but platform 1 is not; the lifts serving the subway were withdrawn in the 1980s and funding for their re-instatement has not been made available via the Department for Transport'sDepartment for Transport
In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the English transport network and a limited number of transport matters in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are not devolved...
Access for All scheme. There are no information screens, but automated public-address announcements are made about rail services.
Services
On Monday to Saturday during daytime there are four trains per hour to Leeds - one runs via BrighouseBrighouse railway station
Brighouse railway station serves the town of Brighouse in West Yorkshire, England. The station lies on the Caldervale Line and the Huddersfield Line running west from Leeds. The station reopened in 2000 and is served by local Northern Rail trains.- History :...
and Dewsbury
Dewsbury railway station
Dewsbury railway station serves the town of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. The station is south west of Leeds on the Huddersfield Line.The station is managed by TransPennine Express trains and it is the stop between Leeds and Huddersfield.-History:...
(calling at all stations except Cottingley) and the other three via Bradford Interchange (one serving all stations to Bradford and two calling at Halifax only). One of this latter group continues to York
York railway station
York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...
. During the evening, the service drops to hourly with one or two extras and runs exclusively via Bradford.
Westbound there are three trains per hour to Manchester Victoria (hourly evenings and Sundays), and an hourly service to Blackpool North via Burnley
Burnley Manchester Road railway station
Burnley Manchester Road is a railway station serving the town of Burnley, Lancashire.-History:On 12 November 1849, the Manchester and Leeds Railway opened a single line branch – doubled in 1860 – from Todmorden to Burnley. The first station in the town, which was at Thorney-bank, was replaced by...
, Blackburn
Blackburn railway station
Blackburn railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Blackburn in Lancashire, England. It is east of Preston and is managed and served by Northern Rail.-Description:The station is served by two lines...
and Preston
Preston railway station
Preston railway station serves the city of Preston in Lancashire, England and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line.It is served by Northern Rail, Virgin Trains, and TransPennine Express services, plus First ScotRail overnight sleeper services between London and Scotland.-Station layout...
(two-hourly evenings, hourly on Sundays). One of the Manchester trains is a limited-stop service, calling at Todmorden and Rochdale only.
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External links
- Friends of Hebden Bridge Station - voluntary group which tidies the station environs, plants flowers, etc.