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Halifax railway station

Halifax railway station serves the town of in , . It lies on the Calder Valley line and is 17 miles west from . Platform 2 is used by eastbound services towards and , while platform 1 accommodates westbound trains towards , , , and Manchester Victoria.
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Photo: David Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Halifax”, “Halifax Railway Station”, “Halifax Station”, and “HFX”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eureka! and Calderdale Industrial Museum.

Museum
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The National Children's Museum is an interactive educational for children in , , England, with a focus on learning through play. is situated 400 feet southwest of Halifax railway station.

Museum
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is a museum in the town of , England, dedicated to the industrial heritage of the area. The museum contains a number of working machines built between 1850 – 1930 all of which were either built or used in Halifax. is situated 730 feet northwest of Halifax railway station.

Church
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is the minster church of , , , England. The church is dedicated to St John the Baptist. The of the town, it was granted minster status in 2009. is situated 870 feet north of Halifax railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halifax and Boothtown.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 90,000 in 2021. It is well known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, which dealt through the Piece Hall.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , England, which falls within Town Ward, one of the 17 wards of . Its history was dominated by the mills of the textile industry.

Hamlet
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The model housing scheme is a Victorian-era model village at , , in the Metropolitan Borough of in , England.

Halifax railway station

Latitude
53.72084° or 53° 43′ 15″ north
Longitude
-1.85363° or 1° 51′ 13″ west
Elevation
390 feet (119 metres)
Operator
Northern Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“HFX”
Open location code
9C5WP4CW+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4281475085
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6952719
Wiki­data ID
Q2703979
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Yiddish—“Halifax railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Halifax”
  • Dutch: “Station Halifax”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة هاليفاكس”
  • French: “gare de Halifax”
  • French: “Gare de Halifax”
  • Urdu: “ہیلی فیکس ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Halifax”
  • Yiddish: “האליפאקס באן סטאנציע”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Halifax railway station”. Photo: David Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.