Denby Dale railway station

Denby Dale
The platform
General information
Location	Denby Dale, Kirklees England
Coordinates	53°34′22″N 1°39′47″W / 53.572670°N 1.663050°W / 53.572670; -1.663050
Grid reference	SE224085
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	DBD
Fare zone	5(WYPTE) & Barnsley(SYPTE)
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1 July 1850[1]
Passengers
2019/20	0.167 million
2020/21	37,028
2021/22	0.119 million
2022/23	0.100 million
2023/24	94,434
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Denby Dale railway station serves the village of Denby Dale, in West Yorkshire, England and the surrounding area. It lies on the Penistone Line 9.5 miles (15 km) south east of Huddersfield and is operated by Northern.

Opened by the Huddersfield & Sheffield Junction Railway in 1850 (which subsequently became part of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway), it originally had two platforms but lost the northbound one when the Clayton West Junction to Penistone section was singled in 1969. The line from the south is carried above the village on the impressive stone, 21-arch Denby Dale Viaduct which is over 100 feet (30 m) high, one of several such structures on the route.

The station has only a single platform. It is accessed by either a ramp from the car park or by a subway. The only remaining station buildings are in private industrial use, but there is a standard waiting shelter on the platform. Timetable information is provided on posters and passenger information displays, there are also automated announcements.^[2] No step-free access is available to the platform. The main entrance via the car park has a high kerb that can cause difficulties for wheelchair users, and the pedestrian subway at the south end has steps.

The station is unstaffed, with a ticket machine, and passengers must buy their tickets online prior to travel or from the ticket machine.^[3]

Denby Dale is a boundary station for both West Yorkshire PTE and South Yorkshire PTE. Therefore, tickets for both PTEs are valid to and from this station.

On Monday to Saturday, trains operate hourly towards Huddersfield northbound and Sheffield via Barnsley southbound. They also run hourly in each direction on Sundays.^[4]

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Penistone		Northern Trains Penistone Line		Shepley

• Train times and station information for Denby Dale railway station from National Rail