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How to Get to Ovenden in Halifax by Bus or Train?

Directions to Ovenden station (Halifax) with public transport

The following transport lines have routes that pass near Ovenden

    BusBus: 502, 522, 523, NH1, TS1.TrainTrain: NORTHERN.

How to get to Ovenden station by bus?

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Bus stops near Ovenden in Halifax

  • Nursery Lane, 1 min walk,
  • Nursery Lane Keighley Rd, 2 min walk,
  • Shay Lane, 4 min walk,
  • Shay Lane Smiths Ter, 4 min walk,
  • Moorside School, 5 min walk,

Bus lines to Ovenden station in Halifax

  • NH1, Illingworth,
  • TS1, Warley,
  • NH7, Rastrick,
  • NH14, Outlane,
  • P30, Illingworth,
  • 502, Keighley Bus Stn,
  • 522, Halifax Bus Station,
  • 523, Halifax Bus Station,
  • 526, Shelf,
  • PL2, Mixenden,
  • C26, Lee Mount,
  • 524, Halifax Bus Station,
  • NH6, Barkisland,
  • TA6, Holmfield,
  • NH11, Smallbridge,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the nearest stations to Ovenden?

    The nearest stations to Ovenden are:

    • Nursery Lane is 59 meters away, 1 min walk.
    • Nursery Lane Keighley Rd is 133 meters away, 2 min walk.
    • Shay Lane is 223 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Shay Lane Smiths Ter is 278 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Moorside School is 326 meters away, 5 min walk.
  • Which bus lines stop near Ovenden?

    These bus lines stop near Ovenden: 502, 522, 523.

  • Which train line stops near Ovenden?

    NORTHERN (Blackpool North)

  • What’s the nearest bus station to Ovenden in Halifax?

    The nearest bus station to Ovenden in Halifax is Nursery Lane. It’s a 1 min walk away.

  • What time is the first bus to Ovenden in Halifax?

    The 522 is the first bus that goes to Ovenden in Halifax. It stops nearby at 05:37.

  • What time is the last bus to Ovenden in Halifax?

    The 526 is the last bus that goes to Ovenden in Halifax. It stops nearby at 21:04.

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Public Transit to Ovenden in Halifax

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Bus: 502, 522, 523, NH1, TS1, NH7, NH14, P30, PL2, C26, 524, NH6, TA6, NH11.Train: NORTHERN.

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Location: Halifax, Yorkshire

Ovenden, Halifax
Ovenden, HalifaxOvenden is a village in West Yorkshire, England, next to Boothtown and Illingworth about a mile from Halifax town centre. It is also a Calderdale Ward whose population at the 2011 Census was 12,351. The area was scattered with pockets of Victorian streets and shops and nearby mills for the residents, after the second World War much of the rural area in-between the Victorian settlements was redeveloped with council housing, prefabricated buildings, shopping complexes,A secondary modern school,two primary schools one state run the other a Catholic one. A new Catholic Church was constructed to cater for the large Irish community that relocated to the area from West Central Halifax. The area is mainly working class although there is some affluent Victorian properties and streets mixed in with the social modern housing. Ovenden railway station on the Halifax and Ovenden Junction Railway Line closed in 1955 to passengers but the line remained open until 1960 to allow freight train to access St Paul's station on the west side of Halifax. It is now used as a garage with buildings constructed on the old rail line covering the front entrance of a tunnel that the trains used to run through. Parts of the television series Happy Valley were filmed in the Grove area of the village. Ovenden rugby league club competed in the National Conference League up until 2015 before having to withdraw due to a lack of players and finance. Similarly, Ovenden West Riding football team folded in August 2016 for the same reason of not having enough players to field a team. The Ridings School in Ovenden gained national notoriety as one of the worst schools in the UK. It closed in 2009 and parts of it have been converted into a doctors surgery and sports centre with rest of the school leased to a not-for-profit organisation, Threeways, who plan to open a community hub with fitness, sport and entertainment facilities. Ovenden was formerly a township in the parish of Halifax, from 1866 to 1894 Ovenden was a separate civil parish. In 1891 the parish had a population of 13,458.
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