Halifax railway station (West Yorkshire)

Halifax
Train at Platform 1 at Halifax railway station
Location
Place	Halifax
Local authority	Calderdale
Coordinates	53°43′14″N 1°51′14″W / 53.720650°N 1.853790°W / 53.720650; -1.853790Coordinates: 53°43′14″N 1°51′14″W / 53.720650°N 1.853790°W / 53.720650; -1.853790
Grid reference	SE097249
Operations
Station code	HFX
Managed by	Northern
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12	1.859 million
2012/13	1.911 million
2013/14	1.913 million
2014/15	1.936 million
2015/16	1,982 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	4
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1 July 1844	First station opened as Halifax Shaw Syke
7 August 1850	Resited and named Halifax
23 June 1855	Permanent buildings opened
1885–86	Rebuilt and enlarged
June 1890	Renamed Halifax Old
30 September 1951	Renamed Halifax Town
12 June 1961	Renamed Halifax
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Halifax from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.