Glasshoughton railway station
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| Glasshoughton | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Glasshoughton | ||
| Local authority | Wakefield | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GLH | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 2,104 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 34,936 | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||
| Zone | 3 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened February 21, 2005 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Glasshoughton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Glasshoughton railway station serves Glasshoughton, near Castleford in West Yorkshire. It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern Rail, 12 miles (19 km) south east from Leeds.
The station is currently one of the newest on the network, having being opened by Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive) on February 21, 2005.
The station is near to the Xscape indoor ski slope and leisure complex near Castleford.
[edit] Services
There is an hourly service to Leeds and Knottingley Monday to Saturdays and on Sundays a two-hourly service in each direction.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Glasshoughton railway station from National Rail
- Metro's announcement of the opening of the station
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Pontefract Monkhill | Northern Rail (Pontefract Line) |
Castleford | ||
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