Weeton railway station

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Weeton National Rail
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View looking south towards Leeds
Location
Place Huby
Local authority Harrogate
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Grid reference SE275475
Operations
Station code WET
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   50,904
2005/06 Increase 52,896
2006/07 Increase 55,434
2007/08 Increase 57,762
2008/09 Increase 64,516
2009/10 Decrease 62,080
2010/11 Increase 63,738
2011/12 Decrease 60,374
2012/13 Increase 61,378
2013/14 Increase 64,474
2014/15 Increase 70,522
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone 6
History
Original company Leeds and Thirsk Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
1 September 1848 Station opened as terminus of line from Thirsk
9 July 1849 Line extended to Leeds
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Weeton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Weeton railway station serves the villages of Weeton and Huby in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Harrogate Line 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Leeds and operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services.

History

The Leeds and Thirsk Railway was authorised in 1845, and built in stages. The section between Wormald Green and Weeton opened on 1 September 1848.[1][2][3] On 9 July 1849, the final section of the original L&TR main line was formally opened, between Weeton and Leeds.[2] The station at Weeton was described as Weeton for Ormscliff Crags in some timetables.[3]

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is generally a half-hourly service southbound to Leeds and a half-hourly service northbound to Knaresborough with one train per hour onwards to York.

On Evenings and Sundays there is generally an hourly service in each direction.

References

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External links

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Horsforth   Northern Rail
Harrogate Line
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