Denby Dale railway station

Denby Dale
National Rail
The platform
General information
LocationDenby Dale, Kirklees
England
Coordinates53°34′22″N 1°39′47″W / 53.572670°N 1.663050°W / 53.572670; -1.663050
Grid referenceSE224085
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeDBD
Fare zone5(WYPTE) & Barnsley(SYPTE)
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1 July 1850[1]
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 0.167 million
2020/21Decrease 37,028
2021/22Increase 0.119 million
2022/23Decrease 0.100 million
2023/24Decrease 94,434
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Denby Dale railway station serves the village of Denby Dale, in West Yorkshire, England and the surrounding area. It lies on the Penistone Line 9.5 miles (15 km) south east of Huddersfield and is operated by Northern.

Opened by the Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway in 1850 (which subsequently became part of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway), it originally had two platforms but lost the northbound one when the Clayton West Junction to Penistone section was singled in 1969. The line from the south is carried above the village on the impressive stone, 21-arch Denby Dale Viaduct which is over 100 feet (30 m) high, one of several such structures on the route.

Facilities and ticketing

Station facilities

The station has only a single platform. It is accessed by either a ramp from the car park or by a subway. The only remaining station buildings are in private industrial use, but there is a standard waiting shelter on the platform. Timetable information is provided on posters and passenger information displays, there are also automated announcements.[2] No step-free access is available to the platform. The main entrance via the car park has a high kerb that can cause difficulties for wheelchair users, and the pedestrian subway at the south end has steps.

The station is unstaffed, with a ticket machine, and passengers must buy their tickets online prior to travel or from the ticket machine.[3]

Passenger Transport Executive ticket validity

Denby Dale is a boundary station for both West Yorkshire PTE and South Yorkshire PTE. Therefore, tickets for both PTEs are valid to and from this station.

Services

On Monday to Saturday, trains operate hourly towards Huddersfield northbound and Sheffield via Barnsley southbound. They also run hourly in each direction on Sundays.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Bairstow, Martin (1993). The Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-08-2.
  2. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -".
  3. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -".
  4. ^ GB eNRT December 2019 Edition, Table 34