Deighton railway station
Deighton railway station serves the Deighton area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.
Deighton station is the first station northeast of Huddersfield railway station on the Huddersfield Line towards Leeds.
History
There have been two stations at Deighton, on different routes.The first station, on the branch line to, opened on 30 August 1871, the branch having opened in 1867. This station was situated on the north-east side of Whitacre Street. It closed on 28 July 1930.
The present station was opened on 26 April 1982 by Metro. It is to the south-west of Whitacre Street and close to the site of the former Kirkburton branch junction.
Facilities
The station is unstaffed but has a ticket machine. Tickets must be purchased before boarding the train to benefit from any fare discounts. There are waiting shelters on both platforms, but no other permanent buildings. Train running information is offered via automated announcements, digital information screens and timetable posters. Both platforms have step-free access via ramps from the nearby road.Services
The twice-hourly local service here is provided by TransPennine Express and Northern Trains, eastbound to Dewsbury, Leeds and, westbound to Huddersfield and Manchester Piccadilly. This includes Sundays. Since the start of the winter 2024 timetable there is also now an hourly service to run by TPE, with services continuing through to York via.Huddersfield to Bradford trains pass through the station but generally are not scheduled to stop.
The station closed for rebuilding in late August 2025, as part of the TransPennine Route Upgrade project. This will see the existing platforms demolished and new, fully accessible ones constructed slightly further to the west. Two additional non-platform lines will also be added, with the section between Huddersfield and Dewsbury widened to four tracks. A replacement bus service will operate during the reconstruction work, which is scheduled to be completed in 2027.