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Quick Facts :

» Name originates from a building close to the bridge over the river Calder.
» Links to Leeds, Manchester and Halifax. (View quick map)
» Home of the world famous Brighouse and Rastrick Band.
» Second largest town in calderdale.
»Population of around 32,198 people.

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Brighouse Travel

Train Station
Brighouse has its own unstaffed train station. It is a small station with links to Huddersfield, Halifax and Leeds. From there you can access major train stations across the UK.

A large, free car park (65 places) is available across the road from the station as seen in the map.

Bus Station

Update (January 2009): The new £2.38m bus station redevelopment has now started and should be completed early 2009. The new station will have;

  • 24 hour CCTV
  • Electronic notice boards proving real time information
  • More comfortable
  • Enclosed concourse

More than a million journeys are made to and from Brighouse bus station each year. The new bus shelter will hopefully be more comfortable and be subject to less vandalism.

The existing shelters will be demolished and replaced by a modern, six-stand, Drive-In-Reverse-Out (DIRO) facility with an enclosed concourse, electronic information, CCTV monitoring and new, high-quality flooring and seating. A new car park will be provided beside the bus station.

The station is due for redevelopment later this year. More

Coach Station
The nearest coach station is 12 miles away in Leeds.

Airport
Leeds Bradford Airport is the closest and is just 12miles away. The airlines fly to most European destinations. Manchester is just 30miles away and has flights all around the world.

Redevelopment of Bus Station

More than a million journeys are made to and from Brighouse bus station each year and Metro has identified that the old shelter waiting environment is in need of an upgrade.

The existing shelters will be demolished and replaced by a modern, six-stand, Drive-In-Reverse-Out (DIRO) facility with an enclosed concourse, electronic information, CCTV monitoring and new, high-quality flooring and seating. A new car park will be provided beside the bus station.

At a public consultation event, held at the Brighouse Forum Offices, Metro received overwhelming support from the people of Brighouse for its plans.

Almost every one of the 200 plus local people who visited Metro’s four-day consultation in the Brighouse Forum Offices, were in favor of the proposals on display. People raised a number of issues that will be considered at the project’s detailed design stage.

Current Status

(2009) The project started in November 2008 and should be completed early this year.

(2005) A project programme is being developed and it is anticipated that the necessary planning application will be submitted by the end of 2004.  It is anticipated that work will start on site during 2005 subject to resolution of any land ownership and planning issues. At the appropriate stage, Metro will produce a detailed project plan for the work and provide local people with information about temporary arrangements for access to local bus services during construction. [Taken From Metro]

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