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Huddersfield railway station serves the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. The station is managed by First TransPennine Express, which provides trains between Manchester and Liverpool in the North West and Newcastle and Middlesbrough in the North East and also to York, Scarborough and Hull via Leeds. It is also served by local Northern Rail trains on the Huddersfield Line, between /Wakefield Westgate and Manchester Victoria station. Additionally the Penistone Line to (where the Midland Main Line is reached for services to and London) and more recently the Caldervale Line for trains towards and Bradford Interchange. ==The station building== Designed by the architect James Pigott Pritchett and built by the firm of Joseph Kaye in 1846–50〔''Railway Magazine,'' June 1956〕〔Robert William Rennison (1996), ''(Civil Engineering Heritage )'', 2nd ed, pp 187–188. London: Thomas Telford. ISBN 0-7277-2518-1〕 using the neo-classical style, the station is well known in architectural circles for its classical-style facade, with a portico of the Corinthian order, consisting of six columns in width and two in depth, which dominates St George's Square. It faces out towards Lion Buildings. It is a grade I listed building. The station frontage was described by John Betjeman as the most splendid in England and by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as 'one of the best early railway stations in England'. Two pubs are within the station frontage, to each side of the main entrance: ''The Head Of Steam'' and ''The King's Head'' (previously known as ''The Station Tavern'').〔(Huddersfield Examiner (6 March 2008) )〕 Both facilities are accessible from Platform 1. At the building's entrance, the booking office is to the left and to the right are the train timetables and a newsagent. Platforms 4 to 8 are located via a lift or subway, accessed from Platform 1. The public conveniences are located through this subway at the top of the steps to Platforms 4–8. The platforms are all covered by a large canopy. To the rear of the station are some sidings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Huddersfield railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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