Huddersfield bus station
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Huddersfield bus station serves the town of Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....

, 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...

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The bus station was opened on Sunday 1 December 1974 and is owned and managed by the Metro (West Yorkshire PTE)
West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
The West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is the executive arm of the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority and was originally formed on 1 April 1974 as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport...

. The bus station is situated in Huddersfield town centre, underneath the Multi-storey car park
Multi-storey car park
A multi-storey car-park is a building designed specifically to be for car parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place...

. It is bordered by the Ring Road (Castlegate A62
A62 road
The A62 is a major road in Northern England that runs between the two major cities of Manchester and Leeds.The road is approximately 40 miles long. It runs north east from Manchester through Failsworth and Oldham then Saddleworth before crossing the Pennines at Standedge into West Yorkshire...

) and can be accessed from High Street, Upperhead Row and Henry Street.

There are 25 pick-up and three alighting only stands at the bus station.

Services

The main operators at the bus station include First West Yorkshire
First West Yorkshire
First West Yorkshire is the trading name of the four First bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...

, Arriva Yorkshire
Arriva Yorkshire
Arriva Yorkshire is a division of Arriva which operates bus services around West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and the southern areas of North Yorkshire in England.-History:Arriva Yorkshire was formed as a combination of mergers of previous...

 and Huddersfield Bus Company
Centrebus Holdings
Centrebus Holdings is a bus company in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. It is a partnership between Arriva and Centrebus, created in May 2008 to purchase both K-Line Travel and Stagecoach Yorkshire's Huddersfield operations.-Stagecoach:...

 with other services run by First Manchester
First Manchester
First Manchester is one of the bus companies serving Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America...

, K-Line
Teamdeck
Teamdeck is a bus operator based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. As of May 2008 it is owned by Centrebus Holdings, a partnership between Centrebus of Leicester and Arriva, but continues to trade under the K-Line identity.They operate a number of public bus services in the Kirklees area...

 and Stotts Coaches
Stotts Coaches
E. Stott & Sons, more commonly known as Stotts Coaches or just simply Stotts is a bus and coach company based in Milnsbridge near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.-History:...

. National Express
National Express
National Express Coaches, more commonly known as National Express, is a brand and company, owned by the National Express Group, under which the majority of long distance bus and coach services in Great Britain are operated,...

 coaches run nationwide from here.

In March 2009, Megabus
Megabus (United Kingdom)
Megabus is a UK coach service operated by Stagecoach Group. It started in 2003 and as of February 2010 operated 19 UK coach routes serving 41 destinations in England, Scotland and Wales. Some services link with Megatrain services which are also operated by Stagecoach...

 started to run a coach service, called Megabusplus to London
London
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, which involves changing from the coach on to an East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Trains is a British passenger train operating company. Based in Derby, it provides train services in the East Midlands, chiefly in the counties of Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Northamptonshire, and between the East Midlands and London...

 service at East Midlands Parkway
East Midlands Parkway railway station
East Midlands Parkway is a railway station located north of Ratcliffe-on-Soar on the Midland Main Line in the East Midlands of England. It provides park and ride facilities for rail passengers on the routes from Leicester to Derby and Nottingham...

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There are plently of local services which link Huddersfield with the surrounding areas of the town such as Denby Dale
Denby Dale
Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England, to the South East of Huddersfield. As a civil parish it covers the villages of Denby Dale, Lower Denby, Upper Denby, Upper Cumberworth, Lower Cumberworth, Skelmanthorpe, Emley, Emley...

, Golcar
Golcar
Golcar is a village located on a hillside crest above the Colne Valley in West Yorkshire, England, west of Huddersfield, and just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal...

, Holmfirth
Holmfirth
Holmfirth is a small town located on the A6024 Woodhead Road in the Holme Valley, within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Centred upon the confluence of the Holme and Ribble rivers, Holmfirth is south of Huddersfield and from Glossop. It mostly consists of...

, Lindley, Marsden
Marsden, West Yorkshire
Marsden is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, west of Huddersfield and located at the confluence of the River Colne and the Wessenden Brook...

, Meltham
Meltham
Meltham is a small town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Holme Valley, below Wessenden Moor, four and a half miles south-west of Huddersfield on the edge of the Peak District National Park...

, Milnsbridge
Milnsbridge
Milnsbridge is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 2.5 miles west of the town centre, situated in the Colne Valley. The name is said to have derived from the water-powered mill and the bridge that stood alongside it in the 13th century.The Huddersfield Narrow Canal runs...

, Slaithwaite
Slaithwaite
Slaithwaite is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies in the Colne Valley laying across the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, approximately southwest of Huddersfield. The pronunciation of Slaithwaite varies...

. In addition to this, there are several services which run to other towns in West Yorkshire such as Batley
Batley
Batley is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies southeast of Bradford, southwest of Leeds and north of Dewsbury, near the M62 motorway. It has a population of 49,448 . Other nearby towns include Morley to the northeast, Ossett to the southeast...

, 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...

, Brighouse
Brighouse
Brighouse is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Calder, east of Halifax in the Pennines. It is served by Junction 25 of the M62 motorway and Brighouse railway station on the Caldervale Line and Huddersfield Line. In the...

, Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and south-west of Leeds...

, Dewsbury
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Huddersfield and south of Leeds...

, Elland
Elland
Elland is a market town in Calderdale, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, south of Halifax, by the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation. The area of Elland was called Elant in the Domesday Book...

, Halifax, Hebden Bridge
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...

, Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike
Heckmondwike is a small town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, which is located geographically at the centre of West Yorkshire, England, south west of Leeds. Close to Cleckheaton and Liversedge, it is part of Cleckheckmondsedge, a name invented by J.B. Priestley to represent a West Riding...

, Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, Mirfield
Mirfield
Mirfield is a small town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on the A644 road between Brighouse and Dewsbury...

, Morley
Morley, West Yorkshire
Morley is a market town and civil parish within the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately south-west of Leeds city centre. Together with Drighlington, Gildersome, Churwell, Tingley and East/West Ardsley, the town had a population of 47,579 in...

 and Wakefield, the White Rose Shopping Centre plus the 184
Greater Manchester bus route 184
Greater Manchester bus route 184 is a frequent bus route, operated by First Manchester with journeys between Huddersfield and Manchester jointly run by First Manchester and First West Yorkshire. The service runs hourly Monday-Saturday daytime on its full route and also runs hourly to Diggle via...

 service which links Huddersfield with Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

 and Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...

 in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...

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The bus services that use Huddersfield Bus Station and its Stand Letter are :
(Places in bold are where services terminate)
No. |Operator |Destination |Stand
Monday-Saturday Daytime Evenings / Sundays
FTB K-Line FreeTownBus Town centre circular H -
80 Huddersfield Bus Company Clayton West via Lepton, Kirkburton and Skelmanthorpe E Service 81
81 Huddersfield Bus Company Clayton West via Kirkburton and Skelmanthorpe E
82 Huddersfield Bus Company Denby Dale via Kirkburton and Skelmanthorpe E
83 Huddersfield Bus Company Denby Dale via Kirkburton, Shepley and Upper Denby E -
84 Huddersfield Bus Company Denby Dale via Kirkburton, Shepley and Upper Cumberworth E -
85 Huddersfield Bus Company Barnsley via Kirkburton, Skelmanthorpe and Denby Dale E1 -
181 First West Yorkshire Wilberlee via Cowlersley, Linthwaite and Slaithwaite M Services 182/346
182 First West Yorkshire Marsden Hard End via Cowlersley, Linthwaite, Blackmoorfoot and Slaithwaite M2 M
183 First West Yorkshire Marsden Hard End via Cowlersley, Linthwaite and Slaithwaite M M3
184
Greater Manchester bus route 184
Greater Manchester bus route 184 is a frequent bus route, operated by First Manchester with journeys between Huddersfield and Manchester jointly run by First Manchester and First West Yorkshire. The service runs hourly Monday-Saturday daytime on its full route and also runs hourly to Diggle via...

First Manchester
First West Yorkshire
Manchester Piccadilly via Slaithwaite, Marsden, Diggle, Uppermill and Oldham M M4
185 First West Yorkshire Marsden Dirker via Cowlersley and Slaithwaite M
202 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds City Bus Station via Northorpe, Dewsbury and White Rose Centre Y
203 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds City Bus Station via Mirfield, Dewsbury and White Rose Centre Y
220 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds City Bus Station via Cleckheaton, Birstall, Morley and White Rose Centre Z -
229 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds City Bus Station via Heckmondwike, Batley and Birstall Z
231 Huddersfield Bus Company Wakefield via Lepton, Grange Moor, Flockton and Netherton G -
Arriva Yorkshire - G4
First West Yorkshire - G5
232 Huddersfield Bus Company Wakefield via Lepton, Emley, Flockton and Middlestown G -
Arriva Yorkshire - G4
First West Yorkshire - G5
241 Huddersfield Bus Company Houses Hill Circular via Waterloo and Lepton G Service 231
Grange Moor Circular via Waterloo and Lepton
262 Huddersfield Bus Company Dewsbury via Kirkheaton, Upper Heaton and Mirfield F -
Upper Heaton via Waterloo and Kirkheaton - F
301 First West Yorkshire Golcar Circular via Milnsbridge K
301A K-Line Golcar Circular via Milnsbridge J Service 301/302
302 First West Yorkshire Golcar Circular via Milnsbridge K
302A K-Line Golcar Circular via Milnsbridge J Service 301/302
303 K-Line Scapegoat Hill via Milnsbridge and Golcar (one afternoon journey to Pole Moor) D -
First West Yorkshire - D
304 K-Line Scapegoat Hill via Milnsbridge and Golcar (one afternoon journey to Pole Moor) D Service 303
306 First West Yorkshire Taylor Hill Circular via Newsome & Blagden Farm T
307 First West Yorkshire Cross Lane Circular via Newsome T Service 306/312
308 First West Yorkshire Holmfirth via Newsome, Honley and Netherthong U Service 312
312 First West Yorkshire Parkhead via Newsome, Honley and Holmfirth Service 308 U
313 First West Yorkshire Hepworth via Honley Bridge, Thongsbridge and Holmfirth U
314 First West Yorkshire Holme via Honley Bridge, New Mill and Holmfirth U
316 First West Yorkshire Parkhead via Honley Bridge, New Mill and Holmfirth U Service 314
319 K-Line Berry Brow via Newsome S Service 306
321 First West Yorkshire Meltham Broadlands via Netherton and Marten Nest Q6 Q
323 First West Yorkshire Marten Nest via Netherton Q Service 321
K-Line Q7 Service 321
324 First West Yorkshire Meltham Broadlands via Netherton Q Q3
324B K-Line Meltham Broadlands via Netherton P Service 321/324
328 First West Yorkshire Balmoral Avenue via Thornton Lodge N
336 First West Yorkshire Beaumont Park Circular via Almondbury Service 387 to Beaumont Park V
337 First West Yorkshire Almondbury Circular via Beaumont Park Service 387 to Beaumont Park V
340 Huddersfield Bus Company Almondbury Circular Service 341/342 V3
341 Huddersfield Bus Company Stocksmoor via Almondbury, Farnley Tyas and Thurstonland V
342 First West Yorkshire Almondbury Circular V Service 340/341
343 K-Line Halifax via Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Blackley, Elland and Barkisland F Service 501
346 First West Yorkshire Wilberlee via Milnsbridge and Slaithwaite Service 181/394/395 L
353 First West Yorkshire Longwood Circular via Paddock Service 356/357 X
354 Stotts South Crosland via Berry Brow and Marten Nest O -
355 Stotts South Crosland via Marten Nest and Netherton O -
356 First West Yorkshire Longwood Circular via Paddock X Service 353
357 JRT Mount via Marsh, Quarmby, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Crosland Road X Service 353, 370, 371
358 First West Yorkshire Lowerhouses Circular V
363 First West Yorkshire Bradford Interchange via Bradley Bar, Brighouse and Odsal R
366 K-Line Balmoral Avenue via Thornton Lodge O Service 328
368 K-Line Almondbury via Lindley, Milnsbridge and Newsome V -
374 Stotts Dalton Cow Heys via Longfield Avenue O -
375 Stotts Woodedge Avenue via Dalton O -
384 Stotts Brighouse via Fixby, Bradley Bar and Asda S -
385 Stotts Fixby S -
387 First West Yorkshire Beaumont Park Circular X Service 336/337
393 Stotts Blackmoorfoot via Linthwaite O Service 182
394 Stotts Slaithwaite via Milnsbridge L Service 346
395 Stotts Slaithwaite via Milnsbridge L Service 346
501 First West Yorkshire Halifax via Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Ainley Top and Elland Service 343/503 W
503 First West Yorkshire Halifax via Ainley Top and Elland W
536 Huddersfield Bus Company Halifax via Outlane, Stainland and West Vale Service 537 L
537 First West Yorkshire Halifax via Outlane, Stainland and Elland L -
Huddersfield Bus Company - L
547 First West Yorkshire Brighouse via Cowcliffe and Rastrick Service 549 L
549 First West Yorkshire Halifax via Cowcliffe, Rastrick, Brighouse and Hipperholme L Service 547
900 K-Line Hebden Bridge via Outlane, Pole Moor, Barkisland, Ripponden and Mytholmroyd A A7
901 K-Line Hebden Bridge via Outlane, Stainland, Barkisland, Ripponden and Mytholmroyd A -
X6 First Bradford Leeds City Bus Station via Brighouse and Bradford R Service 363 to Bradford
Coaches National Express
megabusplus
National Express and Megabusplus services B
Some services don't stop at Huddersfield bus station but do serve stops on streets surrounding the bus station (High Street, Market Street and Westgate)
200 First West Yorkshire Old Fieldhouse Lane (First Depot) via Leeds Road M1 Service 202/203 to Leeds Road
319 K-Line Huddersfield Royal Infirmary via Marsh W4 -
327 First West Yorkshire Deighton railway station via Fartown Bar M2
328 First West Yorkshire Bradley via Fartown Bar M3
360 K-Line Brackenhall via Fartown Bar M2 Service 327
366 K-Line Huddersfield Royal Infirmary via Marsh M3 -
370 First West Yorkshire Moor Hill Road via Marsh W3
Rawthorpe via Moldgreen W6
371 First West Yorkshire Lindley via Marsh W3/W4
Dalton via Moldgreen W6
372 First West Yorkshire Lindley via Marsh W4
Almondbury via Moldgreen and Waterloo W6


Notes:
1 One Wednesday and Saturday journey only
2 One weekday journey
3 Early Sunday morning journeys only
4 Sunday daytime only
5 Evenings only
6 Peak times
7 One schoolday journey
8 Summer Sundays only

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