Dewsbury  | |||||
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 Dewsbury railway station, in June 2018 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Dewsbury,Kirklees England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°41′31″N1°37′59″W / 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 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| 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 asDewsbury | ||||
| 2 June 1924 | RenamedDewsbury Wellington Road | ||||
| 20 February 1969 | RenamedDewsbury | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  1.622 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.434 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  1.061 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.032 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.002 million | ||||
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Dewsbury railway station serves the town ofDewsbury inWest Yorkshire, England. Situated 9.25 miles (15 km) south west ofLeeds on themain line toHuddersfield andManchester, the station was opened by theLondon and North Western Railway in 1848.
The station is managed byTransPennine Express, who provide trains toLeeds,Huddersfield,Manchester,York,Hull andRedcar Central.
Northern Trains also serve the station with trains on theCalder Valley line.
The line between Leeds andRavensthorpe was built by the Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway, which was absorbed by the London and North Western Railway prior to opening.[1] Dewsbury railway station was opened on 18 September 1848 and was subsequently namedDewsbury Wellington Road from 2 June 1924 until 20 February 1969, when it reverted to the original name.[2]
Dewsbury was also served by three other stations which have since closed:
No trace of Market Place station remains, but the façade of Dewsbury Central was incorporated into a bridge supporting the Dewsbury Ring Road in 1985.
The station is staffed throughout the day, with the ticket office on Platform 1. Self-service ticket machines are also provided in the booking hall.
There are waiting rooms on each platform, along with digital display screens, customer help points, timetable poster boards and automated announcements to offer train running information. There are accessible toilets and standard toilets available, of which access is granted by station staff or telecommunications.[3] Lifts integrated into the footbridge provide step-free access to both platforms. The footbridge is also a public right of way.
On Platform 1, there is a piece of art calledHorizons. The art club from Carlton Junior and Infant School "worked alongside artist Candida Wood from Can Do Art, and over 10 weeks they designed a piece of art aiming to attract members of the local community to visit the station".[4]
Ticket barriers were installed in 2018.[5]
In summer 2018, Kirklees Council started work on making improvements to the outside of the station. Plans included pedestrianising the area directly outside the station and redesigning the car park entrances to improve traffic flow. The improvements are part of the "North Kirklees Growth Zone" initiative, intended to be a kick-start to improvements to the town.[6]
As part of theTransPennine Route Upgrade project, Network Rail plans to upgrade the line west of here towards Mirfield and Huddersfield to four tracks by 2030. This will enable express and local stopping trains to be segregated over this section, increasing line capacity and service frequency.
As of May 2025, the weekday off-peak service pattern is as follows:
TransPennine Express[7]
Northern[8]
On Sundays, the Northern Trains services do not run.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Huddersfield | TransPennine Express Huddersfield line (Liverpool - Newcastle) | Leeds | ||
| TransPennine Express Huddersfield line (Liverpool - Hull) | ||||
| Ravensthorpe | TransPennine Express Huddersfield line (Huddersfield - Leeds) | Batley | ||
| Northern Trains Calder Valley Line (Wigan -Leeds) |
