Dewsbury railway station

Dewsbury railway station serves the town of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. Situated 9.25 miles (15 km) south west of Leeds on the main line to Huddersfield and Manchester, the station was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1848.

Dewsbury
Dewsbury railway station, in June 2018
Location
Place	Dewsbury
Local authority	Kirklees
Coordinates	53.692°N 1.633°W / 53.692; -1.633
Grid reference	SE243217
Operations
Station code	DEW
Managed by	TransPennine Express
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	D
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	1.691 million
2015/16	1.697 million
2016/17	1.737 million
2017/18	1.700 million
2018/19	1.663 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire Metro
Zone	3
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
18 September 1848	Station opened as Dewsbury
2 June 1924	Renamed Dewsbury Wellington Road
20 February 1969	Renamed Dewsbury
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dewsbury from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station is now managed by TransPennine Express, who provide trains to Leeds, Huddersfield, Manchester, York, Hull and Redcar Central.

Northern Trains also serve the station with trains on the Calder Valley line.

History

A 1911 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Dewsbury (upper right)

The line between Leeds and Ravensthorpe was built by the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway, which was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway prior to opening.[1] Dewsbury railway station was opened on 18 September 1848 and was subsequently named Dewsbury Wellington Road from 2 June 1924 until 20 February 1969, when it reverted to the original name.[2]

Dewsbury was also served by three other stations which have since closed:

• Dewsbury Central, served by the Great Northern Railway on the Bradford Exchange to Wakefield line, closed in 1964.
• Dewsbury Market Place, built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway, closed in 1930.
• Thornhill, also built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway, closed in 1961.

No trace of Market Place station remains, but the façade of Dewsbury Central was incorporated into a bridge supporting the Dewsbury Ring Road in 1985.

Facilities

The station is staffed through the day, with the ticket office on Platform 1. Self-service ticket machines are also provided in the booking hall.

There are waiting rooms on each platform, along with digital display screens, customer help points, timetable poster boards and automated announcements to offer train running information. There are no toilets. Lifts integrated into the footbridge provide step-free access to both platforms. The footbridge is also a public right of way.

On Platform 1 there is a piece of art called Horizons. The art club from Carlton Junior and Infant School "worked alongside artist Candida Wood from Can Do Art, and over 10 weeks they designed a piece of art aiming to attract members of the local community to visit the station".[3]

Ticket barriers were installed in 2018.[4]

In summer 2018, Kirklees Council started work on making improvements to the outside of the station. Plans included pedestrianizing the area directly outside the station and redesigning the car park entrances to improve traffic flow. The improvements are part of the "North Kirklees Growth Zone" initiative, intended to be a kick start to improvements to the town.[5]

Services

As of December 2019, Dewsbury is served by four trains per hour to Leeds and four trains per hour to Manchester. The regular service pattern is as follows:

Eastbound (Towards Leeds)

1. A TransPennine Express service to Redcar Central calling at Leeds, York, Thirsk, Northallerton, Yarm, Thornaby and Middlesbrough.
2. A TransPennine Express service to Newcastle calling at Leeds, York, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham and Chester-Le-Street (1tp2h)
3. A TransPennine Express service to Leeds calling at Batley, Morley and Cottingley.
4. A Northern Trains service to Leeds calling at Batley and Morley.

Westbound (Towards Manchester)

1. Two TransPennine Express services to Manchester Airport calling at Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria, Manchester Oxford Road, Manchester Piccadilly and Gatley (1tph).
2. A TransPennine Express service to Huddersfield calling at Ravensthorpe, Mirfield and Deighton.
3. A Northern Trains service to Southport calling at Mirfield, Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Walsden, Littleborough, Smithy Bridge, Rochdale, Manchester Victoria, Salford Central, Salford Crescent, Walkden, Atherton, Daisy Hill, Wigan Wallgate, Gathurst, Appley Bridge, Parbold, Burscough Bridge and Meols Cop.[6]

On Sundays the Northern Trains services do not run.

See also

• Listed buildings in Dewsbury

References

1. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 87. CN 8983.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 79. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
3. "Dewsbury schoolchildren unveil artwork at town's railway station". Batley News. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
4. "Dewsbury station facilities". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
5. "Improving the access to Dewsbury Rail Station begins this summer". Kirklees Together. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
6. GB National Rail Timetable May 2019 edition, Tables 39 & 41

External links

• West Riding Licensed Refreshment Rooms - Official Website

• Train times and station information for Dewsbury railway station from National Rail

Railways in North Kirklees
Past, present and future
Great Northern Railway to Bradford Leeds New Line to Leeds Howden Clough Upper Batley to Leeds Birstall Town Lower Birstall Carlinghow to Leeds Gomersal Chickenley Heath to Wakefield Batley Lancashire & Yorkshire Rly to Bradford Cleckheaton Central Cleckheaton Spen Liversedge Central Liversedge Spen Batley Carr Staincliffe and Batley Carr Heckmondwike Central Heckmondwike Spen Dewsbury Wellington Road Dewsbury Central Dewsbury Market Place Northorpe North Road Earlsheaton to Wakefield Ravensthorpe Lower Dewsbury Goods (NMR) Huddersfield Line to Wakefield Ravensthorpe original proposed Thornhill Northorpe Higher North Midland Railway to Royston and Notton Mirfield Battyeford Leeds New Line to Huddersfield Huddersfield Line to Huddersfield

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Huddersfield		TransPennine Express North TransPennine (Manchester - Middlesbrough)		Leeds
		TransPennine Express North TransPennine (Manchester - Hull)
Ravensthorpe		TransPennine Express North TransPennine (Huddersfield - Leeds)		Batley
Mirfield		Northern Trains Calder Valley Line (Southport - Leeds)