Birstall railway station (West Yorkshire)
Birstall | |
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Location | Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire England |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London and North Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Key dates | |
13 September 1852 | Opened |
15 April 1917 | Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure |
1963 | Closed to goods |
Birstall railway station served the town of Birstall, in the historical county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1852 to 1963 on the Birstall Branch line.
History[]
The station was opened on 13 September 1852 by the London and North Western Railway. It closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure on 15 April 1917 but it never reopened. Bradshaw showed that the service was suspended instead of closed. It became Birstall Lower after passenger closure.[1] The station remained open for goods traffic until 1963.[2]
References[]
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 79. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Tracing the Great Northern Railway - South Leeds Life". South Leeds Life. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
External links[]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | Birstall Branch line London and North Western Railway |
Carlinghow Line and station closed |
Coordinates: 53°43′46″N 1°39′37″W / 53.7295°N 1.6603°W
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in West Yorkshire
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917
- 1852 establishments in England
- 1963 disestablishments in England
- Birstall, West Yorkshire
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs