First Calderdale & Huddersfield

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First Calderdale & Huddersfield
Type Public
Founded 2003, formerly First Calderline / First Huddersfield
Headquarters Skircoat Road, Halifax, Old Fieldhouse Lane, Huddersfield and Millwood Garage, Halifax Road, Todmorden
Area served Halifax, Huddersfield, Todmorden, Hebden Bridge, Ripponden, Holmfirth, Meltham, Brighouse, Bradford, Leeds, Keighley, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale
Website www.firstgroup.com
Various First buses in Huddersfield.
Various First buses in Huddersfield.

First Calderdale & Huddersfield is one of the bus companies serving the area of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of FirstGroup, a company operating transport services across the British Isles and in North America. The company operates within the area covered by Metro, a public body responsible for helping to co-ordinate public transport services in the West Yorkshire area.

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[edit] Formation of the company

First Calderdale & Huddersfield is an amalgamation of First Halifax (formerly First Calderline) and First Huddersfield. The company of today originally formed part of the Yorkshire Rider company in the 1980s and 1990s, which operated most of the services in the West Yorkshire area. The company was formed in 1986 at the time of deregulation with the town suffix at the end of the name, Calderdale was Yorkshire Rider Halifax, Kirklees was Yorkshire Rider Huddersfield.

Yorkshire Rider continued operation of services until 1994 when the company was purchased by Badgerline Group, who would merge with Grampian Regional Transport in 1995 to form the First Group. The services were re-named Rider Halifax and Rider Huddersfield in 1995 then re-named again the same year, with Rider Halifax changed to Calderline and would also incorporate the Todmorden operation of Yorkshire Rider and Rider Huddersfield changed to Kingfisher.

In 1996, the First logo started to appear on services and Calderline and Kingfisher were given their own individual livery, changing from the green and white of Yorkshire Rider. Although Kingfisher would keep green as its main colour, Calderline changed to a white and blue livery.

In 1998, the First prefix was adopted to the names of the companies, with Calderline becoming First Calderline and Kingfisher becoming First Kingfisher Huddersfield before being shortened to First Huddersfield.

At the turn of the century, the livery of the two companies would changed to incorporate First Group's standard livery now seen on the majority of First services in the country.

First Calderline would re-name itself again in the 2000s as First Halifax before the decision to merge the operation of the First services in West Yorkshire to be called First West Yorkshire, which would consist of First Bradford, First Leeds and First Calderdale & Huddersfield.

[edit] Service

First Calderdale & Huddersfield operates services mainly in the Calderdale and Kirklees areas but also run services into Bradford, Leeds, Burnley, Rochdale, Oldham and Manchester. The services operate from depots in Halifax, Huddersfield and Todmorden with some of the 184 service operated from First Manchester's Oldham depot.

First Calderdale & Huddersfield services are as follows:

No. Type Route Mondays-Saturdays Sundays
Daytime Evenings Daytime Evenings
181 Overground Huddersfield – Cowlersley – Linthwaite – Slaithwaite – Hill Top - Wilberlee 30 mins see buses 182 and 185 between Huddersfield and Slaithwaite
182 Huddersfield – Cowlersley – Linthwaite – Blackmoorfoot - Slaithwaite – Marsden Hard End Some early morning/evening journeys between Blackmoorfoot and Huddersfield 60 mins
183 Huddersfield – Cowlersley – Linthwaite – Slaithwaite – Marsden Hard End 30 mins See buses 182 and 185 0820 to Marsden -
184 Huddersfield – Cowlersley – Slaithwaite - Marsden - Diggle - Uppermill - Grotton - Lees - Oldham - Garden Suburb - Hollinwood - Failsworth - Newton Heath - Manchester Piccadilly 60 mins (jointly run by First Manchester) - From Huddersfield: 1038 1238 1438 1635 1835
From Manchester Piccadilly: 0828 1018 1218 1418 1618
(All Sunday journeys run by First Manchester)		 -
185 Huddersfield – Cowlersley – Linthwaite – Slaithwaite – Marsden Dirker 30 mins 60 mins
186 Marsden Dirker - Slaithwaite - Linthwaite - Cowlersley - Huddersfield Schooldays only: 0807 to Huddersfield see bus 185
181
182
183
184
185		 Huddersfield – Cowlersley – Linthwaite – Slaithwaite – Wilberlee/Marsden From Huddersfield:
xx05 and xx35 mins past each hour to Marsden Hard End (183)
xx10 and xx40 mins past each hour to Wilberlee (181)
xx20 and xx50 mins past each hour to Marsden Dirker (185)
xx30 mins past each hour to Manchester Piccadilly via Oldham (184)
To Huddersfield (Time at Marsden Peel Street except 181):
xx00 and xx30 mins past each hour from Marsden Dirker (185)
xx15 and xx45 mins past each hour from Marsden Hard End (183)
xx16 and xx46 mins past each hour from Wilberlee (181)
xx55 mins past each hour from Manchester Piccadilly via Oldham (184)		 From Huddersfield:
xx15 mins past each hour to Marsden Hard End via Blackmoorfoot (182)
xx50 mins past each hour to Marsden Dirker (185)
To Huddersfield (Times at Marsden Peel Street):
xx28 mins past each hour from Marsden Dirker (185)
xx59 mins past each hour from Marsden Hard End (182)		 From Huddersfield:
xx15 mins past each hour to Marsden Hard End via Blackmoorfoot (182)
xx50 mins past each hour to Marsden Dirker (185)
1038 1238 1438 1635 1835 to Manchester Piccadilly (184)
To Huddersfield (Times at Marsden Peel Street):
xx28 mins past each hour from Marsden Dirker (185)
xx59 mins past each hour from Marsden Hard End (182)
0943 1138 1338 1538 1738 from Manchester Piccadilly via Oldham (184)
226 Halifax – Hipperholme - Norwood Green 2 journeys only (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) -
301
302		 Overground Huddersfield – Milnsbridge – Golcar Circulars 10 mins (7 mins at peak times) 60 mins (301 only) 30 mins 60 mins (301 only)
303
338		 Huddersfield – Milnsbridge - Golcar - Scapegoat Hill 60 mins 120 mins
Huddersfield – Milnsbridge - Golcar - Scapegoat Hill - Pole Moor 0719 (NS), 0819 (Sats) and 1731 to Pole Moor (303)
0654 (NS), 0754 (NS), 0853 (Sats) and 1806 to Huddersfield (303)		 -
306 Overground Huddersfield - Newsome - Taylor Hill Circular 20 mins (15 mins at peak times) 60 mins 30 mins 60 mins
312 Holmfirth
CONNECTION		 Huddersfield – Newsome - Honley Bridge – Honley - Oldfield - Netherthong - Holmfirth – Parkhead 60 mins - 60 mins -
Huddersfield – Newsome - Honley Bridge - Honley 60 mins 60 mins
313 Holmfirth
CONNECTION		 Huddersfield – Honley Bridge - Thongsbridge - Holmfirth - Scholes - Hepworth 30 mins 120 mins
313A Holmfirth
CONNECTION		 Huddersfield – Honley Bridge - Thongsbridge - Holmfirth - New Mill - Hepworth see bus 313 and Stotts Coaches buses H8 and H9 120 mins
314 Holmfirth
CONNECTION		 Huddersfield – Honley Bridge – New Mill - Holmfirth - Holme 60 mins
315 Holmfirth
CONNECTION		 Huddersfield – Honley Bridge - Honley 60 mins See bus 312
316 Holmfirth
CONNECTION		 Huddersfield – Honley Bridge – Brockholes - New Mill - Holmfirth - Holme 60 mins See bus 314
Huddersfield – Honley Bridge – Brockholes - New Mill - Holmfirth - Parkhead Peakt times only - See bus 312 -
321 Overground Huddersfield – Netherton – Marten Nest - Meltham See buses 323 and 324 60 mins
323 Overground Huddersfield – Netherton – Marten Nest Mondays-Fridays: 30 mins
Saturdays: 60 mins		 See bus 321
324 Overground Huddersfield – Netherton - Meltham Mondays-Fridays: 5 per hour (10 mins combined with K-Line's 324B
Saturdays: 15 mins		 2232 from Meltham to Huddersfield 0635 0735 from Huddersfield 2232 from Meltham
327 Overground Huddersfield – Fartown Bar – Bradley Business Park 30 mins -
Huddersfield – Fartown Bar – Brackenhall – Deighton - 60 mins
328 Overground Balmoral Avenue – Huddersfield – Fartown Bar – Bradley Badger 10 mins Journeys from Balmoral Avenue terminate at Bus Station
Journeys to Bradley start from Market Street
Journeys from Bradley continue through to Balmoral Avenue
Balmoral Avenue – Huddersfield 60 mins 30 mins 60 mins
Bradley Badger - Fartown Bar – Huddersfield 60 mins
332 Huddersfield – Old Fieldhouse Lane (Huddersfield Depot) Circular 30 mins 20 mins until 2040 -
336
337		 Huddersfield – Newsome Church – Lockwood Bar – Beaumont Park – Huddersfield Circulars See bus 387 120 mins (60 mins combined)
341 Huddersfield – Almondbury - Stocksmoor Approx every 90 mins 1945 2115 2300 to Stocksmoor
1920 2020 2228 2330 to Huddersfield		 120 mins 1945 2115 2300 to Stocksmoor
1920 2020 2228 2330 to Huddersfield
Huddersfield – Almondbury Approx every 60 mins
342 Huddersfield – Almondbury Circular 20 mins -
343 Huddersfield – Blackley – Elland - Greetland - Halifax 60 mins see buses 501 and 556
344 Huddersfield – Blackley - Elland 1753 to Elland -
346 Huddersfield – Milnsbridge – Slaithwaite - Wilberlee 120 mins
353 Huddersfield – Paddock – Paddock - Quarmby - Paddock - Huddersfield See buses 356/7 1908 1938 2038 2138 2300 60 mins
356 Huddersfield – Paddock - Longwood - Crosland Road - Quarmby - Paddock - Huddersfield 30 mins 2220 from Huddersfield 0705 0805 from Longwood -
357 Huddersfield – Paddock - Quarmby - Crosland Road - Longwood - Paddock - Huddersfield 30 mins See bus 353
358 Huddersfield – Lowerhouses - Ashenhurst circular 20 mins 1913 (Not Saturdays) 1943 2043 2143 2300 xx08 and xx43 mins past each hour 1943 2043 2143 2300
363 Overground Huddersfield – Bradley Bar – Brighouse – Odsal Top - Bradford 20 mins 60 mins 30 mins 60 mins
370 Overground Rawthorpe – Moldgreen - Huddersfield - Lindley 15 mins 60 mins
371 Overground Dalton – Moldgreen - Huddersfield - Lindley 15 mins 60 mins
Upper Heaton – Dalton – Huddersfield - Lindley 0627 (NS), 0647 (Sats) from Upper Heaton
372 Overground Almondbury – Waterloo - Huddersfield - Lindley 15 mins 60 mins 30 mins 60 mins
387 Huddersfield – Beaumont Park circular 60 mins See buses 336/337
398 Term Time Huddersfield University – Storthes Hall Mondays-Fridays: 30 mins
Saturdays: see bus 399		 Mondays-Fridays: 60 mins
Saturdays: 2310 from Storthes Hall
2330 to Storthes Hall		 see bus 399 2310 from Storthes Hall
2330 to Storthes Hall
399 Term Time Huddersfield University – Waterloo - Storthes Hall Mondays-Fridays: see bus 398
Saturdays: 60 mins		 Mondays-Fridays: see bus 398
Saturdays: 60 mins		 60 mins
Xmas/Easter Holidays Huddersfield University – Waterloo - Storthes Hall Daytime only: 60 mins
501 Huddersfield – Lindley – Elland - West Vale - Halifax See buses 343 and 503 60 mins
502 Halifax – Causewayfoot – Denholme – Keighley Mon-Fri: 0550 to Causewayfoot
0610 from Causewayfoot to Halifax		 - 120 mins -
503 Overground Huddersfield – Ainley Top - Elland - West Vale - Halifax 10 mins 60 mins
507 Halifax – Claremount Circular 0708 (Mon-Fri only) 0738 1905 2005 2225 1005 1205 1405 1605 -
508 Overground Halifax – Shelf – Odsal – Stanningley – Bramley - Leeds 20 mins 60 mins
510 Overground Halifax – Mixenden 30 mins See buses 511-4
511 Halifax – Illingworth - Mixenden - Halifax 30 mins 60 mins
512 Halifax – Mixenden - Mount Tabor - Pellon - Halifax 30 mins 60 mins
513 Halifax – Mixenden - Illingworth - Halifax 30 mins 60 mins
514 Halifax – Pellon - Mount Tabor - Mixenden - Halifax 30 mins 60 mins
517 Halifax – Hebden Bridge – Heptonstall - Burnley Saturdays: 1230 from Halifax to Burnley
1604 from Hebden Bridge to Burnley
1400 1705 from Burnley to Halifax		 -
518 Halifax – Illingworth - Bradshaw - Beechwood - Halifax 0555 (Mon-Fri) 0625 0655 0725 (Saturdays) 0755 (Saturdays) 60 mins
519 Halifax – Beechwood - Bradshaw - Illingworth - Halifax 0640 (Mon-Fri) 0710 (Mon-Fri) 0810 (Sats) -
521 Overground Halifax – Illingworth Circular 10 mins 60 mins 15 mins 60 mins
522 Halifax – Norton Tower Circular Monday-Friday only: 0550 0620 0640 (Full Route); 0535 Norton Tower to Halifax -
523 Norton Tower - Hopwood Lane - Halifax - 60 mins
524 Norton Tower - Parkinson Road - Halifax - 60 mins
526 Halifax – Bradshaw - Shelf Mondays-Fridays: Infrequent
Saturdays: 90 mins		 120 mins between Halifax and Bradshaw
528 Halifax – Sowerby Bridge – Ripponden – Lydgate (Every 2 hours) - Littleborough - Rochdale 60 mins
531 Halifax – Copley – Sowerby Bridge 60 mins
30 mins at peak times		 See buses 532 and 533
Halifax – Copley – Sowerby Bridge - Sowerby Mondays-Fridays:
0802, 1500 from Halifax
0845, 1540 from Sowerby
532 Halifax – Copley – Sowerby Bridge - Ripponden See bus 531 2000 from Halifax; 1942 2142 2312 from Ripponden 120 mins
533 Halifax – Copley – Sowerby Bridge – Mill Bank - Ripponden See bus 531 1900 2100 2230 from Halifax
2033 from Ripponden		 120 mins
534 Halifax – Northowram Circular 120 mins - 1410 1610 1810 only -
535 Halifax – Rye Lane Circular - 120 mins
537
538		 Huddersfield – Outlane – Stainland – Elland - Halifax 60 mins
539 Huddersfield – Outlane – Stainland – West Vale – Halifax 60 mins -
Stainland – West Vale – Halifax 60 mins
542 Overground Norton Tower - Halifax – Siddal 20 mins -
Halifax – Siddal 60 mins 30 mins 60 mins
546 Halifax – Newlands Circular 60 mins 1920 2120 only 120 mins
547 Huddersfield – Cowcliffe - Rastrick – Field Lane - Brighouse see bus 549 60 mins
548 Overground Halifax – Hipperholme - Brighouse – Nunnery Lane Circular 30 mins see bus 549
Brighouse – Nunnery Lane Circular 60 mins 60 mins
549 Halifax – Brighouse – Nunnery Lane Circular 30 mins 60 mins
Journeys run from Halifax to Nunnery Lane then to Brighouse. Journeys to Halifax start from Brighouse
Halifax – Brighouse – Rastrick - Cowcliffe - Huddersfield 30 mins see bus 547 for journeys between Brighouse and Huddersfield
554 Halifax – Mount Tabor – Wainstalls Circular 60 mins 2020 only 120 mins
556 Halifax – West Vale - Barkisland some early morning/journeys
see bus 343 for other journeys		 120 mins
Halifax – West Vale - Barkisland - Scammonden/Dean Head see bus 559
557 Halifax – West Vale – Bariksland - Ripponden 120 mins
559 Halifax – West Vale – Barkisland – Scammonden/Dean Head 120 mins 60 mins
560 Halifax – Sowerby Bridge – Ripponden – Rishworth - Commons 60 mins 1925, 2125, 2215 (NS), 2300 to Commons
1954, 2154, 2244 (NS), 2327 to Halifax		 120 mins
561 Halifax – Sowerby Bridge – Ripponden - Rishworth 1810 to Rishworth
0625 and 1840 to Halifax		 See bus 560
566 Halifax – Sowerby Bridge – Mill Bank – Ripponden – Rishworth 60 mins plus
1610 Halifax-Ripponden (Not Saturdays)		 See buses 532, 533 and 560
Halifax – Sowerby Bridge – Mill Bank – Ripponden – Rishworth – Cunning Corner 0630 0935 1335 1735 from Halifax to Cunning Corner
0711 1017 1417 1817 from Cunning Corner to Halifax		 -
570 Halifax – Elland – Rastrick – Brighouse – Hipperholme - Bradford 60 mins See bus 571
571 Halifax – Southowram – Brighouse – Hipperholme - Bradford 60 mins
572 Halifax – Southowram 60 mins See bus 571
571
572		 Halifax – Southowram 30 mins 60 mins
573
574		 Halifax – Sowerby Bridge – Booth - Midgeley 60 mins See bus 575
575 Halifax – Sowerby Bridge – Booth - Midgeley See buses 573 and 574 120 mins
576 Overground Halifax – Boothtown – Queensbury - Bradford 10 mins 30 mins
577 Halifax – Sowerby Bridge – Boulderclough - Hubberton - Sowerby 60 mins
Journeys to Halifax see bus 578		 See bus 579
578 Sowerby - Hubberton - Boulderclough – Sowerby Bridge – Boulderclough - Halifax 60 mins
Journeys from Halifax see bus 577		 See bus 579
579 Overground Halifax – Sowerby Bridge – Boulderclough - Hubberton 15 mins (12 mins from 28th April 2008) 30 mins
589 Rochdale – Littleborough – Walsden – Todmorden – Portsmouth - Burnley 60 mins See buses 590 and 592
590 Overground Halifax – Hebden Bridge – Todmorden – Walsden – Littleborough - Rochdale 60 mins
589
590		 Todmorden – Walsden – Littleborough - Rochdale 30 mins 60 mins
591 Overground Halifax – Hebden Bridge – Heptonstall 60 mins -
592 Overground Halifax – Hebden Bridge – Todmorden – Portsmouth - Burnley 60 mins 60 mins
Todmorden – Portsmouth - Burnley 2 per hour (not at peak times)
589
592		 Todmorden – Portsmouth - Burnley 3 per hour (30 mins at peak times) 60 mins
593 Overground Halifax – Hebden Bridge – Old Town 60 mins -
594 Overground Halifax – Hebden Bridge - Todmorden 30 mins 2305 Halifax-Todmorden
2350 Todmorden-Hebden Bridge		 30 mins (Halifax-Hebden Bridge) (Summer Sundays daytime only) 2305 Halifax-Todmorden
2350 Todmorden-Hebden Bridge
590
591
592
593
594		 Overground Halifax – Hebden Bridge From Halifax:
xx05 and xx35 mins past each hour to Todmorden (594)
xx15 mins past each hour to Burnley (592)
xx25 mins past each hour to Old Town (593)
xx45 mins past each hour to Rochdale (590)
xx55 mins past each hour to Heptonstall (591)
From Hebden Bridge to Halifax:
xx07 mins past each hour from Heptonstall (591)
xx17 and xx47 mins past each hour from Todmorden (594)
xx27 mins past each hour from Rochdale (590)
xx37 mins past each hour from Old Town (593)
57 mins past each hour from Burnley (592)		 From Halifax:
xx20 mins past each hour to Burnley (592)
xx50 mins past each hour to Rochdale (590)
From Hebden Bridge
xx17 mins past each hour from Rochdale (590)
xx47 mins past each hour from Burnley (592)
590
592
594		 Overground Halifax – Hebden Bridge - Todmorden From Halifax:
xx05 and xx35 mins past each hour to Todmorden (594)
xx15 mins past each hour to Burnley (592)
xx45 mins past each hour to Rochdale (590)
From Todmorden to Halifax:
xx00 and xx30 mins past each hour from Todmorden (594)
xx10 mins past each hour from Rochdale (590)
40 mins past each hour from Burnley (592)		 From Halifax:
xx20 mins past each hour to Burnley (592)
xx50 mins past each hour to Rochdale (590)
From Todmorden
xx00 mins past each hour from Rochdale (590)
xx30 mins past each hour from Burnley (592)
832 Halifax – King Cross - West End Circular 60 mins -
906 Summer Service Hardcastle Crags - Hebden Bridge - Heptonstall - Widdor Reservoir Saturdays only: 90 mins - 90 mins -
A HebdenBridger Hebden Bridge – Old Town – Dodd Naze Circular 60 mins 120 mins
B HebdenBridger Hebden Bridge –Dodd Naze – Old Town Circular 60 mins 120 mins
C HebdenBridger Hebden Bridge – Mytholmroyd – Cragg Vale Circular 60 mins
D HebdenBridger Hebden Bridge – Mytholmroyd – Banksfield – Nest Lane Circular 60 mins - 60 mins -
E HebdenBridger Hebden Bridge – Heptonstall – Blackshaw Head Circular 60 mins
FLX1 HebdenBridger Hebden Bridge – Heptonstall – Blackshaw Head Circular - Mondays-Saturdays: 2335 only -
FLX2 HebdenBridger Hebden Bridge – Old Town – Dodd Naze Circular - Monday-Saturdays: 2335 only -
MC4 MetroConnect Elland – Lowfields Business Park Circular Mon-Fri only: 0700 and every 15 mins until 0900 (Elland – Lowfields) then
0915 (Full Route then circular route to Brighouse)
1130 (Elland – Brighouse)
1200 (Elland – Lowfields)
1215 – (Elland – Lowfields – Elland – Brighouse)
1300 (Elland – Lowfields)
1315 (Elland – Lowfields – Elland – Brighouse)
1530 (Elland-Brighouse)
1600 and every 15 mins until 1800 (Elland-Lowfields)		 -
T1 Todmorden – Cross Lee Circular 20 mins with 1 journey per hour calling at Todmorden train station 30 mins with 1 journey per hour calling at Todmorden train station 30 mins
T2 Todmorden – Longfield Circular 60 mins with 0720 and 0740 journeys calling at Todmorden train station 60 mins with journey calling at Todmorden train station 60 mins
T3
T4		 Todmorden – Carr House – Highcroft (T3) – Woodhouse Grove (T4) Circular 120 mins (60 mins combined) See bus T9
T5 Todmorden – Carr House Circular 0709 0729 0824 only with 0824 journey calling at Todmorden High School on schooldays only -
T6
T8		 Todmorden – Walsden – Harvelin Park Circulars 120 mins (60 mins combined)
T9 Todmorden – Highcroft - Carr House – Woodhouse Grove (T4) Circular See buses T3 and T4 60 mins with journeys calling at Todmorden train station 60 mins
X10 Holmfirth
CONNECTION		 Huddersfield - Honley Bridge - Holmfirth - Holme Express peak times 0030 from Holmfirth - 0030 from Holmfirth
X13 Holmfirth
CONNECTION		 Holmfirth - Hepworth - New Mill - Honley Bridge - Huddersfield Express Mondays-Fridays only: 0718 from Holmfirth -
X16 Holmfirth
CONNECTION		 Parkhead - Holmfirth - New Mill - Honley Bridge - Huddersfield Express Mondays-Fridays only: 0749 from Parkhead -
The following services are run by other First Group companies, which tickets from First Calderdale & Huddersfield are valid on some/all of the route. The services are:
184 Overground Huddersfield - Marsden - Uppermill - Oldham - Manchester Piccadilly (Run by First Manchester) 60 mins See buses 182 and 185 for Huddersfield-Marsden
Train to/from Greenfield and then First Manchester buses 180 and 184 to Oldham/Manchester		 From Huddersfield: 1038, 1238, 1438, 1635, 1835
From Piccadilly: 0828, 1018, 1218, 1418, 1618		 As Monday-Saturday evening
610 Hungerhill – Bradford – Five Lane Ends – West Royd – Shipley (Run by First Bradford) 30 mins - 60 mins between Bradford and Shipley -
625 Brighouse – Baliff Bridge – Wyke – Odsal – Bradford – Shipley – Baildon (Run by First Bradford) See bus 626 60 mins
626 Brighouse – Baliff Bridge – Wyke – Odsal – Bradford – Shipley – Baildon (Run by First Bradford) 20 mins See bus 625/7
627 Brighouse – Baliff Bridge – Wyke – Odsal – Bradford – Wrose – Shipley – Shipley Glen (Run by First Bradford) see bus 626 60 mins
681
682		 Halifax – Shelf – Woodside (682) – Odsal – Bradford – Fagley (682) (Run by First Bradford) 30 mins (681) 60 mins (682) 30 mins (682) 60 mins (682)
X6 Express Huddersfield - Brighouse - Bradford - Leeds (Run by First Bradford) 20 mins See bus 363 between Huddersfield and Bradford

NS - Not Saturdays Sats - Saturdays only

Following the withdrawal of the 562 service between Halifax and Oldham, passengers wishing to travel between Halifax and Oldham should use the 528 service to Rochdale then First Manchester's 409 service to Oldham. A FirstDay ticket can be bought and used on both services.

[edit] Service Changes

Service run by First Calderdale & Huddersfield will mainly change during Metro's pre-designated dates. There are 6 dates during the year in which buses may change. They are in the final weekend of January, the 3rd weekend of April, the final weekend of July, the 1st weekend of September, the final weekend of October and the 1st or 2nd weekend of December. Occasionally, some services may change outside of these dates but the majority of changes will take place in any of the 6 dates mentioned. The changes are listed around 3 weeks in advance on their website [1]

The following services will change from the 30th March 2008:

  • 343 - Route changed with service reverting to old route and times, with buses running between Halifax and Huddersfield via West Vale and Greetland, following the re-opening of Stainland Bridge.
  • 501/503 - Services will now operate via West Vale, Elland and Calderdale Way on journeys from Halifax, following the re-

opening of Stainland Bridge. No changes to times.

  • 539/570 - Services will now operate via West Vale to Elland on journeys from Halifax, following the re-opening of Stainland Bridge. No changes to times on service 570 but minor changes on service 539.
  • 556/557/559 - Route and times changed with buses running via West Vale on journeys from Halifax, following the re-opening of Stainland Bridge.

The following services will change from the 30th March 2008:

  • 181 - New service introduced between Huddersfield and Wilberlee via Linthwaite, Blackmoorfoot and Slaithwaite replacing services 305 and 348.
  • 182 - See service 351.
  • 183 - See service 350.
  • 184 - Times changed in West Yorkshire. Buses will now depart Marsden at 55 mins past the hour, arriving at Huddersfield at 23 mins past the hour. Buses will depart from Huddersfield at 30 mins past the hour, although departures from Uppermill will remain unchanged.
  • 185 - See service 352.
  • 186 - See service 349.
  • 303 - Route and times changed. Some journeys extended to Pole Moor, replacing service 539.
  • 305 - Withdrawn and replaced by service 181.
  • 312/314/316 - Minor changes to times.
  • 328 - Minor changes to times.
  • 348 - Withdrawn and replaced by services 181, 183, 184 and 185.
  • 349 - Service re-numbered 186. No changes to times.
  • 350 - Service re-numbered 183, which will run every 30 minutes Monday-Saturday daytime.
  • 351 - Service re-numbered 182. No changes to times.
  • 352 - Service re-numbered 185 with changes to times.
  • 353 - The 2300 journey will run 5 minutes earlier throughout.
  • 387 - Times changed.
  • 530 - New service introduced running between Halifax and Calderdale Hospital via Savile Park.
  • 539 - Times changed with buses no longer service Pole Moor, which is now served by service 303.
  • 577/8/9 - Times changed.
  • 592 - Times changed with the short journeys between Todmorden and Portsmouth extended to Burnley to create a Monday-Saturday daytime frequency of 15 minutes with service 589.
  • 906 - Summer service re-introduced between Hardcastle Crags and Widdop Reservoir via Hebden Bridge
  • MC4 - Times changed with service extended to Brighouse Railway Station.

[edit] Overground

In the last few years, First has introduced Overground services on services with a frequent daytime service. The Overground is now a prominent fixture on all First bus companies in the UK and is based on the London Underground network with each service having its own colour line. First Calderdale & Huddersfield have more than one Overground route with the same colour, although, to avoid confusion, the Overground is split into two sections, one for the Halifax area and one for the Huddersfield area. The 503 service forms the Orange Line in both areas. The standard frequency of services is 10 minutes. However, some services in Halifax & Huddersfield have Overground frequencies of 15 or 20 minutes.

The services that form the Overground network in Halifax & Huddersfield are (every 10 mins unless stated):

Number Line Route
181/182/183
184/185		 Purple Huddersfield - Cowlersley - Blackmoorfoot (182 (Eve/Sun)) - Slaithwaite - Wilberlee (181) - Marsden (182/183/184/185) - Marsden Dirker (185) - Marsden Hard End (182/183) - Oldham & Manchester (184) (Combined - 5 per hour to Marsden, 7 per hour to Slaithwaite)
301/302 Yellow Huddersfield - Milnsbridge - Golcar (7 - 10 mins)
306 Pink Huddersfield - Newsome Church - Taylor Hill Circular (15 - 20 mins)
321/323/324 Green Huddersfield - Netherton - Marten Nest (321, 323) - Meltham (321, 324) (15 mins)
328 Lime Green Bradley - Riddings - Fartown Bar - Huddersfield - Balmoral Avenue
327 Blue Huddersfield - Bradley Business Park(30 mins)
363 Brown Huddersfield - Bradley Bar - Brighouse - Odsal Top - Bradford (20 mins)
370/371 Red Lindley - Huddersfield - Rawthorpe (370) - Dalton (371) - Upper Heaton (371 evenings/Sundays) (15 mins each / 7-8 mins combined)
372 Sky Blue Lindley - Huddersfield - Waterloo - Almondbury (15 mins)
503 Orange Halifax - West Vale - Elland - Huddersfield
508 Red Halifax - Shelf - Osdal - Stanningley - Bramley - Leeds (20 mins)
510/511/512
513/514		 Purple Halifax - Mixenden
521 Sky Blue Halifax - Ovenden Way - Illingworth Circular
542 Yellow Siddal - Halifax - Norton Tower (20 mins)
548/549 Pink Halifax - Hipperholme - Brighouse - Nunnery Lane (15 mins) - Huddersfield (549 - 30 mins)
576 Lime Green Halifax - Boothtown - Queensbury - Bradford
579 Brown Halifax - King Cross - Sowerby Bridge - Sowerby - Boulderclough (12 mins)
590/591/592
593/594		 Green Halifax - King Cross - Mytholmroyd - Hebden Bridge - Heptonstall (591 hourly) - Old Town (593 hourly) - Todmorden (590/2/4 (4 per hour)) - Walsden, Littleborough & Rochdale (590 hourly) - Portsmouth & Burnley (592 hourly)

[edit] HolmfirthCONNECTION

From the 29th October 2006, buses running between Huddersfield and Holmfirth were re-branded as part of the HolmfirthCONNECTION. This was a service that was run in partnership with First Calderdale & Huddersfield and Transpennine Express. It was designed to provide a direct bus to train link for passengers travelling from the Holme Valley on the bus to Huddersfield train station to connect with trains to Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester on Transpennine Express services. Buses 309-316 had their timetables changed and their terminus in Huddersfield moved from the bus station (buses still serve the bus station on journeys towards Holmfirth) to the train station. The timetable changed to co-ordinate with the trains and included the introduction of a couple of late night journeys between Huddersfield and Holmfirth running after midnight. These service are currently the 314 which leaves Huddersfield train station at 12.05am to Holmfirth, while two buses arrive at Huddersfield train station after midnight, the 11.38pm 314 service from Holme (arriving at 12.19am) and the 12.30am X10 service from Holmfirth (arriving at 12.50am).

Passengers are able to buy tickets on the bus as normal when travelling between the Holme Valley and Huddersfield but were also able to buy tickets on the bus for their train journey as well. The tickets can be bought to be used on the day or for a week. The weekly ticket provides unlimited travel for that week on First buses in the Calderdale and Kirklees areas and on the trains from Huddersfield to Leeds, Dewsbury or Manchester.

The offer is an attractive one for people living in the Holme Valley as Holmfirth doesn't have a train station and their connections to the trains at Huddersfield train station is made easier as passengers are able to walk off the bus, into the train station and onto the train without having to queue up for another ticket.

One disadvantage to this offer is that train travel is restricted to Transpennine Express services and is not valid on any Northern Rail train running along the same routes. The other is that the offer is only available for passengers travelling from the Holme Valley and is not available for people starting their journey on Transpennine Express services from Dewsbury, Leeds or Manchester.

In December 2007, First made several changes to its HolmfirthCONNECTION services, withdrawing the 309, 310 and 311 services, extending the daytime 312 service and the 314 service to Holme, extending the 316 service to Parkhead and re-routing the 313 service via Thongsbridge to Holmfirth before continuing to Hepworth. Three express services were introduced, the X10 from Holme to Huddersfield, plus 1 journey each on the X13 from Hepworth to Huddersfield and the X16 from Parkhead to Huddersfield.

The changes were originally proposed for October 2007 but was delayed following complaints from local residents who were unhappy with some of the changes, especially the 313 service as Jackson Bridge would be left unserved by First[2]. This led to a protest outside Holmfirth Bus Station[3]. Following consulation with First and Metro[4], First agreed to provide some buses to run via Jackson Bridge and introduce some peak time express journeys. Also as some compensation, First offered free travel to all passengers of services 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, X10, X13 and X16 on its first weekday service, on the 10th December 2007[5].

The current services that form the HolmfirthCONNECTION are:

No Route
312 Huddersfield - Lockwood Bar - Newsome - Honley Bridge - Honley - Oldfield - Netherthong - Holmfirth - Parkhead
313 Huddersfield - Honley Bridge - Brockholes - Holmfirth - Scholes - Hepworth
314 Huddersfield - Honley Bridge - Brockholes - New Mill - Holmfirth - Holmbridge - Holme
315 Huddersfield - Honley Bridge - Honley
316 Huddersfield - Honley Bridge - Brockholes - New Mill - Holmfirth - Holmbridge - Holme
Some peak time journeys run to/from Parkhead instead of Holme
X10 Huddersfield - Honley Bridge - Holmfirth - Holmbridge - Holme Express
X13 Hepworth - Scholes - Holmfirth - Honley Bridge - Huddersfield Express
X16 Parkhead - Holmfirth - Honley Bridge - Huddersfield Express

The ticket prices for the HolmfirthCONNECTION are:

Holmfirth to: Peak Day Return Off-Peak Day Return 7 Day Season Ticket
Adult Child Adult Child Adult Child
Manchester £13.00 £6.50 £10.80 £5.40 £49.00 £26.00
Leeds £8.00 £4.00 £4.60 £2.30 £22.00 £11.00
Dewsbury £6.00 £3.00 £4.40 £2.20 £18.00 £9.00

[edit] Fares & Tickets

Some of the tickets that are available from First Calderdale & Huddersfield:

[edit] Single Fares

These are the single fares available on First Calderdale & Huddersfield:

Prices
  • Adult
    • 70p
    • £1.00
    • £1.30
    • £1.50
    • £2.00
  • Child:
    • 40p
    • 50p
    • 70p
    • 80p
    • £1.00
  • Concessionary (before 9.30am Monday-Friday): As Child fares
  • Concessionary (after 9.30am Monday-Friday/all day weekends): Free

[edit] FirstDay

Prices
  • Adult: £3.70

FirstDay is a day ticket which can be used on First services in West Yorkshire. It can also be used on First services 184 to/from Oldham and Manchester, 517 to/from Burnley, 528 to/from Rochdale, 589 between Rochdale and Burnley via Todmorden, 590 to/from Rochdale and 592 to/from Burnley. However, it cannot be used between Pool and Harrogate on First Bradford's 653 or beyond Chelker Reservoir on First Leeds' X84. There is no restrictions in how many times you use the ticket during that day but is valid until midnight. The ticket can be bought on the bus.

[edit] FirstDay Off-Peak

Prices
  • Adult: £3.20

FirstDay Off-Peak is a day ticket which can be used on First services in Calderdale and Kirklees. The ticket is not available before 9.30am Monday-Friday. It can be used on all buses whose journeys are wholly in Calderdale and/or Kirklees and also the following service between certain points

  • 184 Huddersfield - Standedge, Great Western (West Yorkshire/Greater Manchester boundary)
  • 363/X6 Huddersfield - Baliff Bridge
  • 500 Todmorden - Bacup
  • 508 Halifax - Odsal Top
  • 517 Halifax - Shore Road
  • 528 Halifax - White House Inn (Pennine Way)
  • 570/1 Halifax - St Enoch's Road Top
  • 576 Halifax - Littlemoor (Scarlet Heights)
  • 589 Warland Dean Head - Portsmouth
  • 590 Halifax - Warland Dean Head
  • 592 Halifax - Portsmouth

There is no restrictions in how many times you use the ticket during that day but is valid until midnight. The ticket can be bought on the bus. The tickets cannot be bought on services 681/682 or X6 be can be used within the Calderdale & Kirklees areas.

[edit] FirstDayOut

Prices
  • Under 18s: £1.60

FirstDayOut is a day ticket aimed at children and young teenagers which can be used on First services in West Yorkshire.

[edit] West Yorkshire DayRover

Prices
  • Adult: £4.50

DayRover is a day ticket which can be used on all services in West Yorkshire. There is no restrictions in how many times you use the ticket during that day but is valid until midnight and cannot be used before 9.30am weekdays. The ticket can now be bought on the bus. They can be purchased at Metro Travel Centres and Bus Stations & Post Offices in West Yorkshire. A bus and train version of this ticket is available for £5.50. They can be purchased from the same places (but not on the bus) plus train stations.

[edit] Holme Valley Day Ticket

Price
  • Adult: £2.50

A day ticket valid on all services in the Holme Valley area. Tickets can be purchased on the bus.[6]

[edit] FirstWeek

Prices
  • Adult: £15.00

FirstWeek is a weekly ticket which can be used on First services in West Yorkshire. It can also on journeys on First services to/from Greater Manchester and Lancashire. These include services 184 to/from Oldham and Manchester, 517 to/from Burnley, 528 to/from Rochdale, 589 between Rochdale and Burnley via Todmorden, 590 to/from Rochdale and 592 to/from Burnley. However, it cannot be used between Pool and Harrogate on First Bradford's 653 or beyond Chelker Reservoir on First Leeds' X84. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following six days. The ticket can be bought on the bus.

[edit] FirstMonth

Prices
  • Adult: £52.00

FirstMonth is a monthly ticket which can be used on all First services in West Yorkshire. It can also on journeys on First services to/from Greater Manchester and Lancashire. These include services 184 to/from Oldham and Manchester, 517 to/from Burnley, 528 to/from Rochdale, 589 between Rochdale and Burnley via Todmorden, 590 to/from Rochdale and 592 to/from Burnley. However, it cannot be used between Pool and Harrogate on First Bradford's 653 or beyond Chelker Reservoir on First Leeds' X84. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following 30 days. They can be purchased at the Travel Centres at Halifax and Huddersfield bus stations or via the website. A photocard is required.

[edit] FirstYear

Prices
  • Adult: £540.00

FirstYear is an annual ticket which can be used on on all First services in West Yorkshire. It can also on journeys on First services to/from Greater Manchester and Lancashire. These include services 184 to/from Oldham and Manchester, 517 to/from Burnley, 528 to/from Rochdale, 589 between Rochdale and Burnley via Todmorden, 590 to/from Rochdale and 592 to/from Burnley. However, it cannot be used between Pool and Harrogate on First Bradford's 653 or beyond Chelker Reservoir on First Leeds' X84. The ticket can be purchased at the Travel Centres at Halifax and Huddersfield bus stations or via the website. A photocard is required.

[edit] FirstWeek NHS

Prices
  • Adult: £11.00

FirstWeek NHS is a weekly tickets which can be used on First services in Calderdale and Kirklees. The ticket is valid for the day of purchase and the following six days. The ticket can be bought on the bus, however an NHS/ISS ID is required for proof of purchase.

[edit] Student Term Tickets

Prices
  • Term: £99.00

Student Term Tickets is a 3-monthly ticket (or one term at college/university) which can be used on First services in West Yorkshire. It can also be used on journeys on First services to/from Greater Manchester and Lancashire. These include services 184 to/from Oldham and Manchester, 517 to/from Burnley, 528 to/from Rochdale, 589 between Rochdale and Burnley via Todmorden, 590 to/from Rochdale and 592 to/from Burnley. The tickets can only be bought from the First For Students website.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Metro: Changing Times. Metro. Retrieved on 2007-03-20.
  2. ^ Villagers angry at bus route change. Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  3. ^ Pensioners’ protest blocks bus station. Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  4. ^ Bus firm pledges to listen to protestors. Huddersfield Examiner. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  5. ^ FREE travel on Holme Valley Services. First Group. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
  6. ^ Improvements to services in the Holme Valley Area from Sunday 9th December 2007. First Group. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.

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