opened in August 2016, and is situated on the Leeds bound platform (2). Services Northern operates a half-hourly service to Leeds, as well as hourly services to York and via to the east. The Hull service began operating at the winter 2019 timetable change and runs through to via Bradford Interchange in the westbound direction, restoring the link to Bradford lost when the York to Blackpool North service ceased calling in May 2018 (this has been reinstated however in December 2022). ). TransPennine Express trains also stop at Garforth hourly towards Leeds, Huddersfield and Liverpool Lime Street westbound and eastbound. The service now also stops here on Sundays since the start of the winter 2019 timetable. However these services have also been reinstated in the December 2022 timetable and now run to Liverpool and Manchester once again. Proposed services National Express East Coast proposed to operate trains directly between Garforth and London from December 2009. This proposal was supported by the Office of the Rail Regulator in January 2009, however the Department of Transport had rejected the plans because the proposal would require changes to franchised services and there was not enough capacity for these services, however Virgin Trains East Coast had plans to increase capacity and introduce a number of direct services between Garforth and London from 2019. The plans have not as yet (summer 2019) been implemented, as VTEC no longer operates the East Coast franchise and a private successor is yet to be agreed upon. Other transport links The station has a taxi-office with the taxi rank directly outside the main buildings. Buses serve the station on Aberford Road, to which there is a direct link from the stations' footbridge. References External links The LNER Encyclopedia: The Aberford Railway The LNER Encyclopedia: The Leeds and Selby Railway Railway stations in Leeds DfT Category E stations Former Leeds and Selby Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1834 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1840 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850 Railway stations served by TransPennine Express Northern franchise railway stations Garforth