Berry Brow railway station

Railway station in West Yorkshire, England

53°37′16″N 1°47′37″W / 53.6210°N 1.7935°W / 53.6210; -1.7935Grid referenceSE137138Managed byNorthern TrainsTransit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)Platforms1Other informationStation codeBBWFare zone5ClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOpened9 October 1989[1]Passengers2018/19Decrease 26,0662019/20Decrease 24,5442020/21Decrease 9,6942021/22Increase 21,8282022/23Increase 25,202
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Berry Brow railway station serves the Huddersfield suburban villages of Berry Brow, Taylor Hill, Armitage Bridge and Newsome in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire.

The present single-platform station was opened by British Rail in 1989. It lies some 2.25 miles (3.6 km) south of Huddersfield railway station on the Penistone Line between Huddersfield and Sheffield and is managed by Northern Trains.

The original Berry Brow station was 330 yards (300 m) from the present location, in the direction of Huddersfield. It opened on 1 July 1850 and closed on 2 July 1966.[1]

The original station in 1961

Facilities

The station is unstaffed and has a basic shelter on its single platform; all tickets must be bought before boarding via the ticket machine or in advance. Timetable posters and a digital display screen provide train running information. Step-free access is via a steep ramp from the main road above.[2]

Services

All services to the station are operated by Northern Trains. There is an hourly service in both directions on Monday to Saturdays, and on Sundays from mid-morning.[3]

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Fenay Bridge and Lepton
Longwood and Milnsbridge
Lockwood
Golcar
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Berry Brow
Slaithwaite
Healey House
Meltham
Honley
Marsden
Brockholes
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Thongsbridge
Stocksmoor
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Shepley
Denby Dale
Shelley
Skelmanthorpe
Cuckoos Nest
Clayton West

References

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  1. ^ a b Bairstow, Martin (1993). The Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-08-2.
  2. ^ Berry Brow station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 16 January 2017
  3. ^ Table 34 National Rail timetable, December 2019
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