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Opened on 4 December 1933 (), [2] [3] it gradually replaced the Huddersfield tramway network, which closed on Saturday, 29 June 1940. [4] By the standards of the various now-defunct trolleybus systems in the United Kingdom, the Huddersfield system was a medium-sized one, with a total of 15 routes and a maximum fleet of 140 trolleybuses. [3]
The bus station was opened on Sunday 1 December 1974 and is owned and managed by Metro. It is the busiest bus station in West Yorkshire and is used by more than 33,000 passengers every day. [1] [2] The bus station is situated in Huddersfield town centre, underneath the Multi-storey car park.
The Longwood turntable is said to be one of only four trolleybus turntables ever to have been constructed worldwide. Two other such turntables are the similarly abandoned Christchurch trolleybus turntable, in Bournemouth, England (in operation 1936–1969; now a Grade II listed building), and the Unterburg trolleybus turntable in Solingen, Germany (still in use for heritage trolleybus services).
The station is situated a short distance from Huddersfield bus station, so interchange facilities are possible but limited. The Huddersfield FreeCityBus connects the railway station with the bus station, as well as the University of Huddersfield and other areas of the town centre. A view of Huddersfield station from the East side of St George's ...
Sir John William Ramsden, 5th Baronet was best known for his plans to develop Huddersfield town centre. The railway had reached the town in 1847 with the construction of Huddersfield railway station, situated rather to the north of the town's established town centre, and he planned to develop the surrounding area. The rather grand St George's ...
Bradford city centre: Town Hall: 1869-1873: 14 June 1963 1133675 ... Huddersfield railway station: Huddersfield town centre: Gate: 1846-50: 3 March 1952
Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Greenhead Ward) Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Lindley Ward) Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Newsome Ward - central area) Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Newsome Ward - outer areas) Huddersfield Art Gallery; Huddersfield bus station; Huddersfield Media Centre project; Huddersfield power station
It has a railway station on the Penistone railway line which connects Huddersfield and Sheffield and is the traditional terminus of the 341 (First Huddersfield) bus service from Huddersfield town centre.