Stocksmoor railway station

Stocksmoor railway station serves the village of Stocksmoor near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.

Stocksmoor
The view from platform 2
LocationStocksmoor, Kirklees
England
Coordinates53.594190°N 1.723550°W / 53.594190; -1.723550
Grid referenceSE183108
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSSM
Fare zone5
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 July 1850[1]
Passengers
2015/16 21,628
2016/17 22,854
2017/18 20,786
2018/19 19,556
2019/20 21,026
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is 6.25 miles (10 km) from Huddersfield on the Penistone Line operated by Northern.

Most of the Penistone Line is single track between Huddersfield and Barnsley (and has been since 1989). However, Stocksmoor marks the first point (for Sheffield-bound trains) or last point (for Huddersfield-bound trains) where there is dual running track (the passing loop extends as far south as the next station at Shepley and most trains are scheduled to pass each other on this section).

Facilities

Like the other stations on this route, Stocksmoor is unmanned (and has been so since 1966, when the route was reprieved from closure).[2] It has shelters on each platform; the old station waiting room on the southbound side still stands, though it is not in rail use. Train running information is provided by timetable posters and by telephone, though operator Northern is funding the provision of digital display screens here in 2016 as well as Brockholes, Berry Brow and Lockwood. Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps from the nearby road.[3]

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, trains operate hourly from Stocksmoor in each direction, towards Huddersfield and to Barnsley and Sheffield.[4] The Sunday frequency is also hourly, but starts later in the morning.

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern Trains
Penistone Line

References
  1. Bairstow, Martin (1993). The Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-08-2.
  2. Holmfirth Branch - A Brief History Disused Stations Site Record; Retrieved 16 January 2017
  3. Stocksmoor station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  4. Table 34 National Rail timetable, December 2019


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