Ravensthorpe railway station
Railway station in West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ravensthorpe railway station serves the Ravensthorpe suburb of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the Huddersfield line between Leeds and Manchester, 8 miles (13 km) north east of Huddersfield.
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Location | Ravensthorpe, Kirklees England | ||||
Coordinates | 53.675660°N 1.655550°W / 53.675660; -1.655550 | ||||
Grid reference | SE228199 | ||||
Managed by | Northern | ||||
Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | RVN | ||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Opened | 1890 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 35,342 | ||||
2019/20 | 35,518 | ||||
2020/21 | 13,254 | ||||
2021/22 | 31,784 | ||||
2022/23 | 38,324 | ||||
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The station is managed by Northern Trains, although all services are currently provided by TransPennine Express.
Ravensthorpe station is situated just north-east of Thornhill LNW (London North Western) Junction, where a line branches to Wakefield Kirkgate. There are plans to rebuild the station to the west of the junction, on the route built by the former Manchester and Leeds Railway.