Dewsbury railway station
Railway station in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Location | Dewsbury, Kirklees England | ||||
Coordinates | 53.692°N 1.633°W / 53.692; -1.633 | ||||
Grid reference | SE243217 | ||||
Managed by | TransPennine Express | ||||
Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||
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Station code | DEW | ||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
18 September 1848 | Station opened as Dewsbury | ||||
2 June 1924 | Renamed Dewsbury Wellington Road | ||||
20 February 1969 | Renamed Dewsbury | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.663 million | ||||
2019/20 | 1.622 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.434 million | ||||
2021/22 | 1.061 million | ||||
2022/23 | 1.032 million | ||||
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The station is 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.