there is insufficient parking, access routes to and from the station are often overgrown with weeds, and there are frequent drainage problems which all combine to make the station not as pleasant as other stations in West Yorkshire. In 2012 a "Friends of Morley station" group was formed, and is addressing some of these issues. Work to improve the car park and drainage commenced in February 2013. The Morley Observer & Advertiser stated on 12 January 2011 that plans are now in place to update the station, starting with the installation of CCTV. This was later installed. The outlying location of the station could put some users off as it is a ten to fifteen minutes walk from the centre of Morley. The shortest walking route being via Queen Street, Ackroyd Street and then via the station steps (approx. 90) to the side of the Miners Arms Pub. The nearest bus service to the station is the 46 operated by First. This runs along King George Avenue and New Bank Street. The nearest stops are only a few minutes walk away. There's no taxi rank at the station, but there are a number of local cab firms in the area. An improved station, from the current one, is planned to be opened in the summer of 2023. Services Morley railway station is on the Huddersfield Line. , it is served by two separate hourly services throughout the day. TransPennine Express provides an hourly stopping service between and while Northern provides an hourly service mostly between and via , , and . The two services combine to provide a half-hourly service to/from , and ; diverging to the west of the latter. On Sundays, TransPennine Express provide an hourly stopping service between and . Tickets Ticket machines have been provided on both platforms and these have recently been brought into use. It is expected that Morley will become a penalty fare station in due course. Passengers can also purchase tickets from the conductor on the train if they have not booked in advance. On some occasions staff are on hand to sell tickets. This would otherwise present a problem at peak times, as one person cannot possibly sell tickets to every passenger on a crowded train; passengers travelling into Leeds therefore would have to queue up at the excess fares kiosk in Leeds to purchase tickets on arrival, in order to