Garforth railway station


Garforth is one of two railway stations serving the town of Garforth, in West Yorkshire, England; the other is, to the east. Garforth is on the Selby Line, east of and south-west of. The station is managed by Northern Trains, which also operates services along with TransPennine Express.

History

The station was originally opened by the Leeds and Selby Railway in 1834. The road bridge crosses the line at an oblique angle; this was considered something of a marvel at the time of construction. The station then linked the town with the former. The current buildings date from 1872 and were designed by North Eastern Railway architect Thomas Prosser.
Garforth station also connected with the privately owned Aberford Railway which closed in 1924; it is now a public path commonly used for horses, dog walkers and travelling to and from Garforth Academy. East of the station was the junction to the branch line to, via Ledston, which closed to passengers in 1951 and completely in the 1990s.
In 2015, additional shelters were placed on both platforms, doubling the sheltered capacity.
In July 2023, the footbridge, connecting both platforms to Aberford Road, was closed and demolished, for the new replacement bridge to be built. The new bridge will be built by April 2024 in the same spot, and will include lifts. This was done in order to install new overhead wires and to include step free access on to the platforms and Aberford Road.
The footbridge was transported to Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway in Kent.

Facilities

The station buildings are concentrated on the Leeds bound platform, which is disabled accessible.
There is a ticket office and waiting room in the buildings; the remaining space is leased out to a taxi company. The Leeds bound platform also has an automatic ticket machine that can be used out of hours and a vending machine. As well as the heated waiting room on the Leeds-bound platform, there are two shelters available for use out of office hours. The York-bound platform has two passenger shelters.
The two platforms are connected by a footbridge with stepped access, this also links to Aberford Road. The station has a large car park which is free for passenger use. There is CCTV and lighting throughout the station and car park. Refreshments can purchased from the Station House Café, which is situated on the Leeds-bound platform.

Route map

Services

Garforth is served by two train operating companies, which provide the following general service in trains per hour/day :
Northern Trains:
  • 2 tph to, via Leeds; of which:
  • * 1 tph continues to, via
  • 1 tph to
  • 2 tph to
  • 1 tph to, via.
TransPennine Express:
These trains only stop here in the morning and evening peak periods.
  • 4 tpd to, via Leeds; of which:
  • * 3 tpd continue to
  • 3 tpd to ; of which:
  • * 1 tpd continue to
  • 1 tpd to Hull, via Selby.

    Onward connections

The station has a taxi office, with the rank directly outside the main buildings.
Buses serve the station on Aberford Road, to which there is a direct link from the station's footbridge; they also operate nearby from Main Street, a short walk away.