Birstall railway station (West Yorkshire)

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Birstall
LocationBirstall, West Riding of Yorkshire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
13 September 1852 (1852-09-13)Opened
15 April 1917Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure
1963 (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[]

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 79. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Tracing the Great Northern Railway - South Leeds Life". South Leeds Life. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

External links[]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
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 / 53.7295; -1.6603


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