Menston railway station

Menston
265px Platform 1
Location
Place	Menston
Local authority	City of Bradford
Coordinates
Grid reference	SE174440
Operations
Station code	MNN
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.330 million
2005/06	0.347 million
2006/07	0.374 million
2007/08	0.375 million
2008/09	0.485 million
2009/10	0.461 million
2010/11	0.494 million
2011/12	0.505 million
2012/13	0.578 million
2013/14	0.604 million
2014/15	0.627 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	3
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Menston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Menston railway station is a railway station in Menston, in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. On the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds/Bradford Forster Square, it is served by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern Rail, who also manage the station.

Services

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Menston station

During Monday to Saturday daytimes services run to/from Leeds and Bradford twice per hour, and there are four services every hour to Ilkley. During Monday to Saturday evenings, services are hourly to/from both Leeds and Bradford Forster Square. On Sundays, services are hourly to/from Leeds and every two hours to/from Bradford.

Menston station was redeveloped in 2000 as part of the general improvements to the Wharfedale Line by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive. The disused station building was brought back into use and a new ticket office was opened. Its current opening times are 06:15–18:00 Mon–Sat and 09:15–17:00 Sunday. A bus interchange was developed and the 967 bus service connects with trains at the station, and connects to Otley and Leeds Bradford Airport.

References

• Railways Through Airedale & Wharfedale Martin Bairstow (2004) ISBN 1-871944-28-7

External links

• Train times and station information for Menston railway station from National Rail
• Photo of Northern Rail 333013 arriving at Menston
• Photo of Menston Station Sign

File:Menston station p2.jpg

Platform 2.

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Guiseley		Northern Rail Wharfedale Line		Burley-in-Wharfedale