Horsforth railway station
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Horsforth railway station is a railway station
in West Yorkshire
, England
. It is on the Harrogate Line
5.75 miles (9 km) north west of Leeds station and the final stop in the Metro regulated area towards Harrogate
. The station is located on the Cookridge
side of the Moseley beck but has a Horsforth postcode (LS18).
The station (accessed from Station Road, Horsforth) serves Horsforth
, Cookridge
and Tinshill
and was opened in 1849. In 1969 it was unstaffed and all the buildings demolished as part of the general retrenchment
of railways in West Yorkshire at that time. The nearby North Eastern Railway
signal box
survived and is still in use today.
Growing traffic congestion in Leeds promoted an increased traffic from Horsforth in the 1990s, and in 2002/3 Horsforth station was extensively redeveloped to better cater for the greater number of passengers. New waiting rooms were built on both platforms, along with a ticket office on the Leeds (Up) platform which opened on 16 July 2003. The car park was extended, using land formerly occupied by the two sidings, which still remain, in a truncated form. The station is staffed from 06:10–19:00 Mon–Sat and 09:30–16:30 Sun.
The station is roughly 45 minutes by foot from Leeds Bradford International Airport
and is roughly 5 minutes by road.
There are plans for a neighbouring station, Horsforth Woodside
, to be built on the same line. Timetable constraints mean that it is unlikely the station would be open until 2014. A turn-back facility is proposed for Horsforth station, which if approved would be available in 2012 to enable the construction of Horsforth Woodside to take place.
with one train per hour onwards to York
. In peak hours, there are extra services to and from Leeds.
Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
On Monday to Friday mornings there is one direct East Coast
service to London King's Cross. At all other times, travellers to/from London must change at Leeds.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is on the Harrogate Line
Harrogate Line
The Harrogate Line is the name given to a passenger rail service through parts of North Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England connecting Leeds to York by way of Harrogate and Knaresborough. The service is operated by Northern Rail, with a few additional workings by East...
5.75 miles (9 km) north west of Leeds station and the final stop in the Metro regulated area towards Harrogate
Harrogate railway station
Harrogate railway station serves the town centre of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line north of Leeds railway station. Northern Rail operate the station and provide all passenger train services except a daily East Coast service to and from London Kings...
. The station is located on the Cookridge
Cookridge
Cookridge is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a mixture of suburban, twentieth-century private housing and a very small amount of council housing bordering Tinshill. It is in the Adel and Wharfedale ward of City of Leeds metropolitan district, and the Leeds North West...
side of the Moseley beck but has a Horsforth postcode (LS18).
The station (accessed from Station Road, Horsforth) serves Horsforth
Horsforth
Horsforth is a town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England, lying to the north west of Leeds. It has a population of 18,928....
, Cookridge
Cookridge
Cookridge is a suburb of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is a mixture of suburban, twentieth-century private housing and a very small amount of council housing bordering Tinshill. It is in the Adel and Wharfedale ward of City of Leeds metropolitan district, and the Leeds North West...
and Tinshill
Tinshill
Tinshill is a district of Leeds, 4 miles north of Leeds city centre, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Horsforth and Cookridge. When the estate was planned in the 1940s it was originally known as the 'Cookridge Tower Estate'. The estate predated surrounding estates such as...
and was opened in 1849. In 1969 it was unstaffed and all the buildings demolished as part of the general retrenchment
Retrenchment
Retrenchment is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly of public expenditure.-Political usage:The word is familiar in this, its most general sense, from the motto of the Gladstonian Liberal party in British politics, "Peace, Retrenchment and Reform."The manifesto for 1906 Liberal...
of railways in West Yorkshire at that time. The nearby North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
signal box
Signalling control
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
survived and is still in use today.
Growing traffic congestion in Leeds promoted an increased traffic from Horsforth in the 1990s, and in 2002/3 Horsforth station was extensively redeveloped to better cater for the greater number of passengers. New waiting rooms were built on both platforms, along with a ticket office on the Leeds (Up) platform which opened on 16 July 2003. The car park was extended, using land formerly occupied by the two sidings, which still remain, in a truncated form. The station is staffed from 06:10–19:00 Mon–Sat and 09:30–16:30 Sun.
The station is roughly 45 minutes by foot from Leeds Bradford International Airport
Leeds Bradford International Airport
Leeds Bradford International Airport is located at Yeadon, in the City of Leeds Metropolitan District in West Yorkshire, England, northwest of Leeds city centre itself...
and is roughly 5 minutes by road.
There are plans for a neighbouring station, Horsforth Woodside
Horsforth Woodside railway station
Horsforth Woodside is a proposed railway station to be built on the site of Woodside Quarry near Horsforth in West Yorkshire, England. It would be located on the Harrogate Line near the extant Horsforth station which would also stay open....
, to be built on the same line. Timetable constraints mean that it is unlikely the station would be open until 2014. A turn-back facility is proposed for Horsforth station, which if approved would be available in 2012 to enable the construction of Horsforth Woodside to take place.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes is generally a half-hourly service from Horsforth southbound to Leeds and a half-hourly service northbound to KnaresboroughKnaresborough railway station
Knaresborough railway station serves the town of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line west of York and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.-Background:...
with one train per hour onwards 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...
. In peak hours, there are extra services to and from Leeds.
Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service in each direction.
On Monday to Friday mornings there is one direct East Coast
East Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
service to London King's Cross. At all other times, travellers to/from London must change at Leeds.