New Pudsey railway station
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New Pudsey railway station is in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
, England
, on the Caldervale Line
from Leeds City to Bradford Interchange, Halifax
, Huddersfield
, Manchester Victoria, and Blackpool North
. Lying 5.75 miles (9.25 km) west of Leeds, it serves as a commuter station for the western edge of the Leeds conurbation
.
This station opened on 6 March 1967 and is located in Farsley
— 1 miles (1.6 km) north-west of Pudsey
town centre – it was opened as a 'new' station for Pudsey; there is no place called New Pudsey. The platforms are long enough to accommodate Intercity trains, and there is large car park, because it was originally served by occasional through trains from Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross. After electrification of the East Coast Main Line
, through services were routed via Shipley
to Bradford Forster Square
.
The station is situated just under a mile west of the location of what was Stanningley (formerly Stanningley for Farsley), which closed on 30 December 1967, having supposedly been replaced by New Pudsey, although the two catchment areas were largely different.
The station is staffed and the ticket office is open from 05:55 to 19:00 on Mondays to Saturdays.
to Pudsey Greenside opened in 1878 by the Great Northern Railway
. In 1893 the line was extended through a tunnel to Laisterdyke
, the original curve from Stanningley closed, and another (90°) curve to Bramley
opened forming the Pudsey Loop. There were two stations on the loop, Pudsey Lowtown and Pudsey Greenside, conveniently located at either end of the town centre (and both closed on 15 June 1964 as a result of the Beeching Axe
).
sketch (Science Fiction Sketch/Man Turns Into Scotsman) in which Harold Potter (Michael Palin
) is turned into a Scotsman by creatures from the planet Skyron in the galaxy of Andromeda. Graham Chapman
and Eric Idle
(with Idle in drag
) briefly appear on Platform 1 early in the sketch as Mr and Mrs Samuel Brainsample. After the camera pans off Chapman and Idle, Palin is shown walking up the ramp from the platform toward town. At the beginning of the sketch reference is made to the alien visitors coming "to conquer and destroy the very heart of civilisation", with a fade-in to the sign reading "New Pudsey". Laughter follows. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qxDJMn-534Y
and the other to Selby
. On Sundays there is a twice hourly service with one train each hour continuing to York.
and one to Wakefield Westgate via Huddersfield
. The service is twice hourly in the evenings and on Sundays, with one train per hour running to Manchester Victoria and one to either Blackpool North or Huddersfield.
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, on the Caldervale Line
Caldervale Line
The Caldervale Line is a railway route in Northern England between the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the seaside resort of Blackpool...
from Leeds City to Bradford Interchange, Halifax
Halifax railway station
Halifax railway station serves the town of Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line and is west from .The station at Halifax is an example of a single island platform acting as two platforms. Platform 2 heads eastbound, towards Bradford while Platform 1 heads westbound...
, Huddersfield
Huddersfield railway station
Huddersfield railway station serves the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.The station is managed by First TransPennine Express who provide trains between the North East, North and East Yorkshire, and Leeds to the east and Manchester Piccadilly and North West.It is also served by local...
, Manchester Victoria, and Blackpool North
Blackpool North railway station
Blackpool North railway station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line from Preston....
. Lying 5.75 miles (9.25 km) west of Leeds, it serves as a commuter station for the western edge of the Leeds conurbation
Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...
.
This station opened on 6 March 1967 and is located in Farsley
Farsley
Farsley is a commuter town in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England 6 miles to the west of Leeds city centre, and 4 miles east of Bradford. It was formerly in the municipal borough of nearby Pudsey....
— 1 miles (1.6 km) north-west of Pudsey
Pudsey
Pudsey is a market town in West Yorkshire, England. Once an independent town, it was incorporated into the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in 1974, and is located midway between Bradford and Leeds city centres. It has a population of 32,391....
town centre – it was opened as a 'new' station for Pudsey; there is no place called New Pudsey. The platforms are long enough to accommodate Intercity trains, and there is large car park, because it was originally served by occasional through trains from Bradford Interchange to London Kings Cross. After electrification of the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
, through services were routed via Shipley
Shipley railway station
Shipley railway station serves the town of Shipley in West Yorkshire, England.Train services are mostly commuter services between Leeds and Bradford, the Airedale Line , and the Wharfedale Line...
to Bradford Forster Square
Bradford Forster Square railway station
Bradford Forster Square station is a railway station in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The majority of services to/from the station use Class 333 electrified trains operated by Northern Rail, on the Airedale Line to Skipton, the Wharfedale Line to Ilkley and the Leeds-Bradford Line to Leeds.The...
.
The station is situated just under a mile west of the location of what was Stanningley (formerly Stanningley for Farsley), which closed on 30 December 1967, having supposedly been replaced by New Pudsey, although the two catchment areas were largely different.
The station is staffed and the ticket office is open from 05:55 to 19:00 on Mondays to Saturdays.
History
Pudsey was originally served by a short branch line running from StanningleyStanningley
Stanningley is a district of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Leeds city centre on the original main road from Leeds to Bradford...
to Pudsey Greenside opened in 1878 by the Great Northern Railway
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
. In 1893 the line was extended through a tunnel to Laisterdyke
Laisterdyke railway station
Laisterdyke railway station is a closed station in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.-History:The station was opened on 1 August 1854 as part of the Great Northern Railway Leeds to line.The station was closed to passengers on 4 July 1966....
, the original curve from Stanningley closed, and another (90°) curve to Bramley
Bramley (West Yorkshire) railway station
Bramley railway station serves the suburb of Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Caldervale Line west from Leeds.The present station off Stanningley Road opened on 12 September 1983 by Metro . It replaced a station on the same site, opened on 1 August 1854 and closed on 2 July...
opened forming the Pudsey Loop. There were two stations on the loop, Pudsey Lowtown and Pudsey Greenside, conveniently located at either end of the town centre (and both closed on 15 June 1964 as a result of the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
).
New Pudsey Station on television
The station was featured in a 1969 Monty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...
sketch (Science Fiction Sketch/Man Turns Into Scotsman) in which Harold Potter (Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries....
) is turned into a Scotsman by creatures from the planet Skyron in the galaxy of Andromeda. Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman
Graham Arthur Chapman was a British comedian, physician, writer, actor, and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe.-Early life and education:...
and Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer. He was as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, a member of the The Rutles on Saturday Night Live and author of the play, Spamalot....
(with Idle in drag
Drag (clothing)
Drag is used for any clothing carrying symbolic significance but usually referring to the clothing associated with one gender role when worn by a person of another gender. The origin of the term "drag" is unknown, but it may have originated in Polari, a gay street argot in England in the early...
) briefly appear on Platform 1 early in the sketch as Mr and Mrs Samuel Brainsample. After the camera pans off Chapman and Idle, Palin is shown walking up the ramp from the platform toward town. At the beginning of the sketch reference is made to the alien visitors coming "to conquer and destroy the very heart of civilisation", with a fade-in to the sign reading "New Pudsey". Laughter follows. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qxDJMn-534Y
Eastbound
During Monday to Saturday daytimes, there are four trains an hour to Leeds; in the evenings this service twice hourly. Two trains each hour continue beyond Leeds: one to YorkYork railway station
York railway station is a main-line railway station in the city of York, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line north of London's King's Cross station towards Edinburgh's Waverley Station...
and the other to Selby
Selby railway station
Selby railway station serves the town of Selby in North Yorkshire, England. The station is on the Hull-York Line south of York, Leeds-Hull Line east of Leeds and west of Hull....
. On Sundays there is a twice hourly service with one train each hour continuing to York.
Westbound
During Monday to Saturday daytimes there are four trains an hour to Bradford Interchange and Halifax. Two trains each hour continue to Manchester Victoria, one runs to Blackpool NorthBlackpool North railway station
Blackpool North railway station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line from Preston....
and one to Wakefield Westgate via Huddersfield
Huddersfield railway station
Huddersfield railway station serves the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.The station is managed by First TransPennine Express who provide trains between the North East, North and East Yorkshire, and Leeds to the east and Manchester Piccadilly and North West.It is also served by local...
. The service is twice hourly in the evenings and on Sundays, with one train per hour running to Manchester Victoria and one to either Blackpool North or Huddersfield.