Glasshoughton  | |||||
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 Glasshoughton Station in August 2017 with Xscape behind | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Glasshoughton, City of Wakefield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°42′31″N 1°20′26″W / 53.70861°N 1.34056°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE436237 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GLH | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 21 February 2005 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.160 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.160 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 26,134 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  99,294 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.113 million | ||||
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Glasshoughton railway station serves Glasshoughton, Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern, 12 miles (19 km) south-east of Leeds.
It was opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 21 February 2005.[1] It is located near to the Xscape indoor ski slope and leisure complex near Castleford, all of which occupy the former site of Glasshoughton Colliery[2] which ceased winding coal in 1986.[3]
Demand for the new station was seriously under-estimated by Metro. For example, passenger journeys in 2008/09 were forecast to be 50,989 but were actually 135,279. This was chiefly because usage was modelled on the basis of demand for travel by current local residents and businesses only. No attempt was made to estimate possible travel to the station for local retail and leisure attractions, nor possible travel by people driving to the 100-space car park on a park and ride basis, e.g. from the nearby M62. Demand from future residential developments at Glasshoughton was also ignored.[4]
- ^ Lowson, Rob (11 December 2015). "Transport chiefs optimistic Apperley Bridge station will open on Sunday – despite safety certificate delay". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "More than 900 homes at former pit". Pontefract and Castleford Express. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Shannon, Paul (June 2009). "How King Coal lost his Throne". Railways Illustrated. Vol. 7, no. 6. p. 12. ISSN 1479-2230.
- ^ Steer Davies Gleave (August 2010). "Station Usage and Demand Forecasts for Newly Opened Railway Lines and Stations" (PDF). Department for Transport. pp. 139–140. Retrieved 30 August 2013.