East Garforth railway station

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East Garforth railway station serves Garforth in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Selby Line, operated by Northern 8mi east of Leeds. The station was opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 1 May 1987, to serve the new housing developments in the area.The station is an unstaffed halt, and has wooden platforms with shelters on each one. It is located around 800m from the main Garforth station, and all trains that stop at East Garforth serve Garforth as well.FacilitiesThe station is fully accessible for wheelchair users, with ramps from the road to both platforms. Ticket machines are available for passengers to buy or collect pre-paid tickets prior to travel. Train running information is provided by a long line P.A system and digital display screens on each platform.ServicesMonday to Saturday daytime there is a half-hourly service to Leeds with most services going beyond towards Bradford Interchange and hence to either or. In the evenings and Sundays the service is hourly; evening trains normally terminate at Leeds.Eastbound there is an hourly service to York and to Selby respectively during Monday to Saturday daytimes. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service to York.Services operated by CrossCountry and TransPennine Express pass the station without stopping, as does the daily Virgin Trains East Coast service to /from Aberdeen.

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