diff --git a/src/transport_performance/gtfs/gtfs_utils.py b/src/transport_performance/gtfs/gtfs_utils.py
index 85f9a059..04bc8b10 100644
--- a/src/transport_performance/gtfs/gtfs_utils.py
+++ b/src/transport_performance/gtfs/gtfs_utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from typing import Union
 import pathlib
 from geopandas import GeoDataFrame
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from transport_performance.utils.defence import (
     _is_expected_filetype,
@@ -19,6 +20,15 @@
 from transport_performance.utils.constants import PKG_PATH
 
 
+def _validate_datestring(date_text, form="%Y%m%d"):
+    try:
+        datetime.strptime(date_text, form)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Incorrect date format, {date_text} should be {form}"
+        )
+
+
 def bbox_filter_gtfs(
     in_pth: Union[pathlib.Path, str] = (
         os.path.join(PKG_PATH, "data", "gtfs", "newport-20230613_gtfs.zip"),
@@ -34,9 +44,12 @@ def bbox_filter_gtfs(
     ],
     units: str = "km",
     crs: str = "epsg:4326",
+    filter_dates: Union[None, list] = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Filter a GTFS feed to any routes intersecting with a bounding box.
 
+    Optionally filter to a list of given dates.
+
     Parameters
     ----------
     in_pth : Union[pathlib.Path, str], optional
@@ -53,6 +66,8 @@ def bbox_filter_gtfs(
     crs : str, optional
         What projection should the `bbox_list` be interpreted as. Defaults to
         "epsg:4326" for lat long.
+    filter_dates: Union[None, list], optional
+        A list of dates to restrict the feed to. Defaults to None.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -78,6 +93,7 @@ def bbox_filter_gtfs(
         "crs": [crs, str],
         "out_pth": [out_pth, (str, pathlib.Path)],
         "in_pth": [in_pth, (str, pathlib.Path)],
+        "filter_dates": [filter_dates, (type(None), list)],
     }
     for k, v in typing_dict.items():
         _type_defence(v[0], k, v[-1])
@@ -102,6 +118,18 @@ def bbox_filter_gtfs(
 
     feed = gk.read_feed(in_pth, dist_units=units)
     restricted_feed = gk.miscellany.restrict_to_area(feed=feed, area=bbox)
+    # optionally retrict to a date
+    if filter_dates is not None:
+        _check_iterable(filter_dates, "filter_dates", list, exp_type=str)
+        # check date format is acceptable
+        [_validate_datestring(x) for x in filter_dates]
+        feed_dates = restricted_feed.get_dates()
+        diff = set(filter_dates).difference(feed_dates)
+        if diff:
+            raise ValueError(f"{diff} not present in feed dates.")
+        restricted_feed = gk.miscellany.restrict_to_dates(
+            restricted_feed, filter_dates
+        )
     restricted_feed.write(out_pth)
     print(f"Filtered feed written to {out_pth}.")