Burley Park railway station

Burley Park railway station in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is the first stop on the Harrogate Line, 2.25 miles (3.6 km) north west of Leeds railway station towards Harrogate and York. The station was opened on 28 November 1988 by British Rail.

Burley Park
View of the platforms from Ashville Road
LocationBurley, City of Leeds
England
Coordinates53.812°N 1.578°W / 53.812; -1.578
Grid referenceSE278351
Managed byNorthern
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBUY
Fare zone2
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1988
Passengers
2015/16 0.698 million
2016/17 0.739 million
2017/18 0.736 million
2018/19 0.695 million
2019/20 0.687 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The line is heavily used by commuters into Leeds. It is also near the Headingley Stadium for rugby and cricket fans when Headingley station is busy.

It is near to the districts of Burley, Hyde Park and the southern end of Headingley. The journey time to Headingley station is 2 minutes, and around 5 minutes to Leeds station, which is typically much faster than driving or taking the bus. This station is near to main bus routes on Cardigan Road, Burley Road and Kirkstall Road, and parking is limited to the surrounding streets.

The station occasionally plays the role of Hotten railway station in the TV series Emmerdale.

History

The line between Leeds and Harrogate was built by the Leeds & Thirsk Railway in 1849. A station named Royal Gardens existed on the site of the current station, serving the southern entrance of the Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens. This halt closed in 1858 with the zoo.[1][2]

The new Burley Park station was opened by British Rail on 25 November 1988 as part of a project which also saw the opening of other suburban Leeds stations such as East Garforth and Cottingley.[3]

Facilities

The station is not staffed and has no ticket office. A ticket machine is available on the East side only (direction of Leeds railway station). Revenue protection staff are sent to the station to sell tickets at rush hours and when events are held at Headingley stadium. Shelters and digital information screens are located on each platform and both have step-free access from the street.[4] The station does not operate PERTIS or Promise to Pay machines. Due to the close proximity to Leeds, the station is a Penalty fare station.

Services
A 2006 view of the entrance from Cardigan Lane

There is a half-hourly daytime service towards Leeds (southbound) and Harrogate/Knaresborough northbound on Mondays to Saturdays (dropping to hourly in the evening). Alternate northbound trains continue through to York and additional services run at peak times on weekdays.[5] On Sundays there is now a similar frequency to that operated on weekdays (half hourly to Leeds and Harrogate/Knaresborough, hourly beyond to York) since the December 2017 timetable change.

Due to the number of stops to York it is generally quicker to travel via Leeds when travelling to York, as an express service via Cross Gates and Garforth is then available.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Leeds   Northern
Harrogate Line		   Headingley

References
  1. Bradford, Eveleigh (February 2014). "They Lived in Leeds: Tommy Clapham (1817-1895)". North Leeds Life. p. 8. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "Train". Headingley. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "History of Leeds Rail Schemes for New Stations and Lines: Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence". Select Committee on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs. House of Commons. 1999. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. Burley Park station information National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 30 November 2016
  5. Table 35 National Rail timetable, May 2019
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