Slaithwaite railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Slaithwaite


manager = Northern Rail
locale = Slaithwaite
borough = Kirklees
pte = West Yorkshire (Metro)
zone = 5
lowusage0405 = 98,871
lowusage0506 = 108,038
lowusage0607 = 112,445
platforms = 2
start = 1982
code = SWT

Slaithwaite railway station serves the village of Slaithwaite near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The station is 6 km (4 miles) west of Huddersfield on the Huddersfield Line between Huddersfield and Manchester Victoria.

The station is situated between the centre of the village and the "Hill Top" residential area. The station has two platforms with a car park and bus stop at the approach to Platform 2. The current station was opened on 13 December 1982 by Metro (the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive). It is on the site of an earlier station which closed in 1968.

ervices

From Monday to Saturday, Slaithwaite is served by an hourly Northern Rail service from Manchester Victoria station to Huddersfield station. On Sundays, it is served by a two-hourly service from Marsden station to Leeds station.

The more frequent TransPennine Express service, from Manchester Piccadilly station and points west to Huddersfield station and points east, passes through Slaithwaite without stopping.

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