East Garforth railway station

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East Garforth National Rail
East Garforth
The view westward from the foot bridge
Location
Place Garforth
Local authority City of Leeds
Coordinates 53°47′31″N 1°22′16″W / 53.792°N 1.371°W / 53.792; -1.371Coordinates: 53°47′31″N 1°22′16″W / 53.792°N 1.371°W / 53.792; -1.371
Grid reference SE415330
Operations
Station code EGF
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.157 million
2005/06 Increase 0.163 million
2006/07 Increase 0.174 million
2007/08 Increase 0.177 million
2008/09 Increase 0.235 million
2009/10 Increase 0.239 million
2010/11 Increase 0.268 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone 2
History
Opened 1987 (1987)
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at East Garforth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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East Garforth railway station serves Garforth in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the York and Selby Lines, operated by Northern Rail 8 miles (13 km) east of Leeds. The station was opened by Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive) on 1 May 1987, to serve the new housing developments in the area.

The station is an unstaffed halt, and has wooden platforms. 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. It is fully accessible for wheelchair users.

Services

Monday to Saturday daytime there is a half-hourly service to Leeds with most services going beyond towards Bradford Interchange. Evenings and Sundays the service is hourly.

Eastbound there is an hourly service to York and Selby respectively during Monday to Saturday daytimes. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service to York.

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