Station code EGF DfT category F1 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SE415330 Managed by Northern 2011/12 0.276 million | |
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Similar Micklefield railway station, Cross Gates railway st, New Pudsey railway st, Moorthorpe railway station, Outwood railway station | ||
East Garforth railway station serves Garforth in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Selby Line, operated by Northern 8 miles (13 km) east of Leeds. The station was opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 1 May 1987, to serve the new housing developments in the area.
Contents
The station is an unstaffed halt, and has wooden platforms with shelters on each one. It is located around 0.5 miles (800 m) from the main Garforth station, and all trains that stop at East Garforth serve Garforth as well.
Facilities
The station is fully accessible for wheelchair users, with ramps from the road to both platforms. Ticket machines are available for passengers to buy or collect pre-paid tickets prior to travel. Train running information is provided by a long line P.A system and digital display screens on each platform.
Services
Monday to Saturday daytime there is a half-hourly service to Leeds with most services going beyond towards Bradford Interchange and hence to either Huddersfield or Blackpool North. In the evenings and Sundays the service is hourly; evening trains normally terminate at Leeds.
Eastbound there is an hourly service to York and to Selby respectively during Monday to Saturday daytimes. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service to York.
Services operated by CrossCountry and TransPennine Express pass the station without stopping, as does the daily Virgin Trains East Coast service to /from Aberdeen.