Brighouse  | |||||
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 Platform 1 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Brighouse,Calderdale England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°41′53″N1°46′44″W / 53.698°N 1.779°W /53.698; -1.779 | ||||
| Grid reference | SE146224 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BGH | ||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Manchester & Leeds Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland & Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1840 | Opened | ||||
| 4 January 1970 | Closed | ||||
| 28 May 2000 | Reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  89,736 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.287 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.330 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.368 million | ||||
| Interchange | 47,397 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.388 million | ||||
| Interchange | 36,630 | ||||
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Brighouse railway station serves the town ofBrighouse inWest Yorkshire,England. The station lies on theCalder Valley line running west fromLeeds. Opened in 1840, and closed in 1970, it reopened in 2000 and is served byNorthern Trains, TransPennine Express andGrand Central services.
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Brighouse railway station was first opened on 5 October 1840, as a main line station operated by theManchester & Leeds Railway (M&L). The station was initially known as Brighouse forBradford, as no stations had yet been built in Bradford itself. Similarly,Elland station served Halifax, and Huddersfield was served by the station atCooper Bridge.
A lithograph was produced byArthur Fitzwilliam Tait showing the station in 1845.[1]
In 1847 Brighouse station came under the control of theLancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&Y), when the M&L was incorporated into that company. The station remained under L&Y operation until it was incorporated into theLondon, Midland & Scottish Railway in 1923. The station's importance had gradually declined because other lines connectingManchester and Leeds were built via Halifax and Huddersfield, bypassing Brighouse.
Brighouse station passed intoBritish Railways ownership upon nationalisation in 1948,[2] and was operated as part of theNorth Eastern Region. The decline in passenger numbers continued, and the station closed on 5 January 1970.[3] The line remained open throughout that time as a freight-only one, but it was also used as a diversionary route for passenger trains when other lines were closed.
Brighouse station reopened on 28 May 2000.[4][5][6] It also serves the town ofElland some 2 miles (3 km) away. Plans for a station in Elland to open at the same time as Brighouse were cancelled due to lack of funds.[7]
On opening the station was served by one train per hour running toLeeds viaHalifax andBradford, and one train per hour in the other direction toHuddersfield. Trains called every two hours on Sundays.
From 27 April 2008 a bus serviceMC4 provided a connection with most Leeds via Dewsbury trains to/from Elland. This was replaced in early 2010 by a revised serviceE8.
In December 2008, the service was supplemented by an hourly Leeds -Dewsbury -Hebden Bridge -Manchester Victoria -Southport stopping service (Monday - Saturday daytime only, no late evening or Sunday service). This provided a considerable service improvement providing both a twice-hourly frequency for journeys to/from Leeds and a reduction in journey time taking only 35 minutes to travel to Leeds viaDewsbury rather than 50 minutes via Halifax. Even without this important improvement in services, usage of the station has increased year on year since the reopening. Some services from Leeds terminate at Brighouse and start back from here.
In May 2010,Grand Central'sBradford Interchange toLondon service commenced.[8]
In May 2018, the Sunday service from Leeds to Huddersfield via Brighouse was doubled in frequency to one per hour in each direction.
In the Winter 2025 timetable, Brighouse has two trains per hour to Leeds via Dewsbury, one toBradford Interchange viaHalifax and one toManchester Victoria andWigan Wallgate via Hebden Bridge.[9] No rail service operates to Huddersfield, as the station there has no terminating facilities for such trains while the TRU project is ongoing. A replacement bus service is in operation until January 2027. The Wigan to Leeds service doesn't run on Sundays.
In addition to the regular service pattern, there are four direct return services per day toLondon King's Cross viaWakefield Kirkgate andDoncaster, including Sundays.
From the December 2019 timetable change, the Leeds via Halifax service now terminates at Bradford Interchange on weekdays and Saturdays (it still operates through on Sundays).
TransPennine Express services call here instead ofHuddersfield during times when engineering works on theTranspennine Route Upgrade affect the Huddersfield to Manchester line and when Huddersfield railway station is closed; a free replacement bus service is put in place between Brighouse and Huddersfield during these times for Huddersfield bound passengers, this bus takes approximately 15-20 minutes.[10]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Calder Valley line | ||||
| Mirfield | Grand Central Calder Valley line | |||
| TransPennine Express North TransPennine Route | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| L&YR | ||||
The station has two platforms.
Northern Rail andWest Yorkshire Metro secured joint funding from theDepartment for Transport's Access for All – Small Schemes initiative to provide a new Customer Information System at the station.[11]
New LCD style passenger information screens with real-time information have been fitted on both platforms linked into an improved public address system providing accurate, reliable audio/visual train running information to passengers.[citation needed]
In addition; Northern has announced plans to replace the station's HelpPoint intercom system with a more updated reliable model. This will let passengers speak to a member of staff in Northern's control centre for information or to summon assistance in emergency situations.[12]
The station features in the award-winning BBC comedyThe Thick of It, series 4 episode 4 (from minute 21).[13]
