Bramley (West Yorkshire) railway station

Bramley (West Yorkshire)
The view from platform 2
Location
Place	Bramley
Local authority	City of Leeds
Coordinates	53°48′20″N 1°38′17″W / 53.80558°N 1.63792°WCoordinates: 53°48′20″N 1°38′17″W / 53.80558°N 1.63792°W
Grid reference	SE239344
Operations
Station code	BLE
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.137 million
2005/06	0.154 million
2006/07	0.166 million
2007/08	0.173 million
2008/09	0.243 million
2009/10	0.253 million
2010/11	0.315 million
2011/12	0.337 million
2012/13	0.299 million
2013/14	0.317 million
2014/15	0.306 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	2
History
Original company	Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
1 August 1854	Station opened
4 July 1966	Closed
12 September 1983	Reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bramley (West Yorkshire) from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Bramley railway station serves the suburb of Bramley, Leeds, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line 4 miles (6 km) west from Leeds.

History

The original station was opened by the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway on 1 August 1854.^[1] This was closed by British Railways on 4 July 1966,^[1] the last trains having called on 2 July. The station had platforms opposite each other and were connected by a footbridge.

The original station in 1961

The present station off Stanningley Road opened on 12 September 1983^[1] by Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive). The station's platforms are staggered.

Services

British Rail Class 144 at Bramley station.

Monday to Saturday daytimes three trains per hour head eastbound towards Leeds, and westbound to Bradford Interchange and Halifax. Two of three go beyond Halifax to Manchester Victoria and the other towards Huddersfield via Brighouse. The service to Huddersfield usually originates at Selby, but only one train per day in the other direction currently runs there. Evenings two trains an hour head eastbound to Leeds and two westbound - one through to Manchester Victoria and one to Huddersfield.^[2]

On Sundays there are two trains per hour towards Leeds and to Bradford Interchange. One westbound service runs through to Manchester and the other runs to either Huddersfield or Halifax.

The Northern service to Blackpool North passes through Bramley but does not stop there.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 41

• Martin Bairstow (1999). The Great Northern Railway in the West Riding. ISBN 1-871944-19-8.

External links

• Train times and station information for Bramley (West Yorkshire) railway station from National Rail