Morley Railway Station
Morley railway station serves the town of Morley in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
The station is on Huddersfield Line operated by Northern Rail and is 8km (5m) south west of from Leeds City Station.
The station is at one of end of the 3km (2 mile)-long Morley Tunnel, which goes underneath the town. The station opened in 1848 and was known as "Morley Low" station due to its low lying location.
British parliamentary reformist Dr Beeching closed the other station (known as "Morley Top") situated nearer to the town centre during the mid 1960's, in his national shake-up of the railways.
Services
On Mondays to Saturdays, there is typically an half-hourly service from Morley to Leeds and hourly services to Huddersfield and Hebden Bridge via Brighouse. Additional services run during peak times.
On Sundays there is a two-hourly service to both Leeds and Marsden via Huddersfield.
Patronage growth
Patronage at Morley station has increased remarkably in recent years, and this is reflected by the figures published by the Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR). Recorded usage in 2002/03 was 27,296 journeys per year (average of entries and exists). By 2005/06 this had increased to 68,664 journeys per year, an increase of 152% in four years. Actual growth may be higher, since the ORR data does not accurately take account of the multi-modal 'MetroCard' season tickets issued by West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive which are valid for journeys to and from this station.
This, combined with growth elsewhere on the line, means that overcrowding in the morning peak for commuters heading towards Leeds is now a serious problem.
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