Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Slaithwaite had 188,144 entries and exits, making it the 1,283rd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 744th busiest (out of 997), with 323 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 515.46 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 11.20 passengers per service, giving it the 864th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 78,676
Reduced price entries & exits: 84,130
Season ticket entries & exits: 25,338
Total entries & exits: 188,144
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+2,138 : 1.15%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
| Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
| Down | 99 | 359 | |
| Up | 99 | 359 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 083 | Manchester - Stalybridge - Huddersfield | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +100,546 (+114.78%)
Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station2012-13 Change driven primarily by improvement of PTE infill2013-14 Reason for increase unclear2020-21 The number of entries and exits distributed across stations in the West Yorkshire PTE area in 2020-21 has increased by 1.9% as a result of methodology improvements2021-22 As a result of methodology improvements there has been changes in how April 2021 to March 2022 estimated entries and exits have been distributed to stations in the West Yorkshire Metro area.
Location Details
Location: Slaithwaite
CRS: SWT / NLC: 8450 / TIPLOC(S): SLTHWTE, SLTHWTC
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 407978 414176
Constituency: Colne Valley
Local Authority: Kirklees
NR Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
PTE: West Yorkshire
ELR: MVL3 21m 19ch
This station is part of the West Yorkshire PTE
CRS: SWT / NLC: 8450 / TIPLOC(S): SLTHWTE, SLTHWTC
Station Facility Owner: Northern Trains
OS Grid Ref: 407978 414176
Constituency: Colne Valley
Local Authority: Kirklees
NR Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
PTE: West Yorkshire
ELR: MVL3 21m 19ch
This station is part of the West Yorkshire PTE
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Slaithwaite during 2022/2023:
•Huddersfield (29,553 journeys)
•Leeds (23,846 journeys)
•Manchester Piccadilly (16,380 journeys)
•Manchester Victoria (5,570 journeys)
•Manchester Oxford Road (3,508 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Huddersfield (29,553 journeys)
•Leeds (23,846 journeys)
•Manchester Piccadilly (16,380 journeys)
•Manchester Victoria (5,570 journeys)
•Manchester Oxford Road (3,508 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Slaithwaite's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.| Station | Miles |
| Huddersfield | 4.44 |
| Marsden (Yorks) | 2.66 |