Garforth railway station
Garforth 
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Garforth railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Garforth |
| Local authority | City of Leeds |
| Coordinates | 53°47′48″N 1°22′57″W / 53.7966°N 1.3824°WCoordinates: 53°47′48″N 1°22′57″W / 53.7966°N 1.3824°W |
| Grid reference | SE407335 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GRF |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.677 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.611 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.637 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.652 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.675 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire Metro |
| Zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1834 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Garforth from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Garforth railway station serves the town of Garforth, near Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Selby Line. Garforth is 7.1 miles (11.5 km) east of Leeds. The station is served by Northern and TransPennine Express services.
The station was originally opened by the Leeds and Selby Railway in 1834. The road bridge crosses the line at an oblique angle; this was considered something of a marvel at the time of construction. The station then linked the town with the former Leeds Marsh Lane railway station. The current buildings date from 1872 and were designed by NER architect Thomas Prosser.
Garforth station also connected with the privately owned Aberford Railway (known locally as the 'fly line' or simply 'the lines') which closed in 1924, and is now a public path commonly used for horses, dog walkers and travelling to and from Garforth Academy part way upon it. East of the station was the junction to the branch line to Castleford via Ledston which closed to passengers in 1951 and completely in 1969.
Garforth also has another railway station, East Garforth, situated approximately 0.56 miles (900 m) east of the main station which was opened in 1987. Though East Garforth is fully accessible to wheelchair users, the main Garforth station is not; wheelchair users can only access platform 2 which serves trains towards Leeds.
In 2015 additional shelters were placed on either platform doubling the sheltered capacity.
The station buildings are concentrated on the Leeds bound platform, which is disabled accessible (the opposite platform can only be accessed via footbridge). There is a ticket office (open 06:00-14:00 Mondays to Saturdays) and waiting room in the buildings; the remaining space is leased out to a taxi company. The Leeds bound platform also has an automatic ticket machine that can be used out of hours and a vending machine. As well as the heated waiting room on the Leeds bound platform, there are two shelters available for use out of office hours. The York bound platform has two passenger shelters. The two platforms are connected by a footbridge with stepped access, this also links to Aberford Road. The station has a large car park which is free for passenger use; part of the car park is leased to a veterinary practice which has a compound and temporary building on this land. There is CCTV and lighting throughout the station and car park. Refreshments can purchased from the Station House Café, which opened in August 2016, and is situated on the Leeds bound platform (2).
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