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Deighton Railway Station
Deighton railway station serves the Deighton area of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Deighton station is the first station northeast of Huddersfield railway station on the Huddersfield Line towards Leeds. History There have been two stations at Deighton, on different routes. The first station, on the branch line to , opened on 30 August 1871, the branch having opened in 1867. This station was situated on the north-east side of Whitacre Street. It closed on 28 July 1930. The present station was opened on 26 April 1982 by Metro (the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive). It is to the south-west of Whitacre Street and close to the site of the former Kirkburton branch junction. Facilities The station is unstaffed but has a ticket machine. Tickets must be purchased before boarding the train to benefit from any fare discounts. There are waiting shelters on both platforms, but no other permanent buildings. Train running information is offered via automated annou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deighton, West Yorkshire
Deighton pronounced as Dee-ton is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated north east of the town centre and lies off the A62 road, A62 Leeds Road. Deighton was formerly known as East Bradley, and Bradley, West Yorkshire, Bradley was called West Bradley. The name changed when the Deighton family bought the area stretching from Screamer Woods (near the Deighton Fields) to Sheepridge, Huddersfield, Sheepridge and Brackenhall. Deighton has a Deighton railway station, railway station on the Huddersfield Line for services to Huddersfield, Leeds and Wakefield. The typical journey time to Huddersfield is usually 7 minutes, to Wakefield Westgate 31 minutes and to Leeds 34 minutes. The Deighton Centre was a place for educational, training and leisure activities. It was formerly a high school for Deighton, Bradley and Brackenhall students. Deighton High School closed on 31 August 1992, and most students and some staff were relocated to Fartown High School. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |