Menston train station
You can reach 9 stations directly from Menston on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ben Rhydding, with 127 trains a day.
Menston is the nearest station for postcodes in LS21. Check your own postcode.
- 9 direct destinations
- 751st busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 88 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Menston
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Rhydding | 127 | 127 | 59 |
| Burley-in-Wharfedale | 127 | 127 | 59 |
| Guiseley | 127 | 127 | 59 |
| Ilkley | 127 | 127 | 59 |
| Leeds | 74 | 74 | 31 |
| Bradford Forster Square | 53 | 53 | 28 |
| Baildon | 53 | 53 | 28 |
| Frizinghall | 53 | 53 | 28 |
| Shipley | 53 | 53 | 28 |
Lines serving Menston
Menston is on the Wharfedale Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Menston station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Menston station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Menston station is
658,260 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 751st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Menston and Leeds than any other pair: 339,436 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Burley-in-Wharfedale 1.3 miles
- Guiseley 1.4 miles
- Baildon 3.0 miles
- Ben Rhydding 3.4 miles
- Apperley Bridge 3.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Menston, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Otley closed 1965 · 1.9 miles
- Esholt · 2.2 miles
- Yeadon · 3.0 miles
- Idle · 3.2 miles
- Thackley · 3.4 miles
- Apperley Bridge · 3.8 miles
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Facilities at Menston station
Menston is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday: 06:15 to 19:00 · Sunday: 09:15 to 16:30
Waiting room
Parking at Menston station
- Station Car Park 88 spaces, 8 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 26 spaces.
From National Rail's station record, last updated 27 August 2026.
Getting to Menston station
Menston station is in Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M606 J3 (Staygate Roundabout), 8.8 miles south.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Menston Rail Stn.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Menston station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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