Cooper Bridge railway station

Cooper Bridge
Cooper Bridge
	Blocked entrance to former railway station, Cooper Bridge Road.
Location	Mirfield, Kirklees; England
Coordinates	53°41′06″N 1°43′55″W / 53.68487°N 1.732°WCoordinates: 53°41′06″N 1°43′55″W / 53.68487°N 1.732°W
Grid reference	SE177209
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1840	Station opens
20 February 1950	Station closes

Cooper Bridge was a railway station built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway to serve the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.^[1]

History[]

Opened by the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1840 to serve Huddersfield, 4 miles (6.4 km) away, which at that time did not have a station of its own.^[2] The station was said to have been built for and by, the owner of Kirklees Hall the Armytage family.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
^ Anderson, Robert (2000). Huddersfield Dewsbury and Batley (Railway Memories). Bellcode Books. ISBN 1-871233-13-5.
^ Calderdale Companion - Cooper Bridge station
^ Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion - Photo of station platform

External links[]

Cooper Bridge station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Clifton Road		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Pickle Bridge Line		Mirfield
Brighouse		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Calder Valley line		Mirfield

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[1] Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

[2] Anderson, Robert (2000). Huddersfield Dewsbury and Batley (Railway Memories). Bellcode Books. ISBN 1-871233-13-5.

[3] Calderdale Companion - Cooper Bridge station

[4] Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion - Photo of station platform

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Cooper Bridge
Blocked entrance to former railway station, Cooper Bridge Road.
Location	Mirfield, Kirklees England
Coordinates	53°41′06″N 1°43′55″W / 53.68487°N 1.732°W / 53.68487; -1.732Coordinates: 53°41′06″N 1°43′55″W / 53.68487°N 1.732°W / 53.68487; -1.732
Grid reference	SE177209
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Manchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1840	Station opens
20 February 1950	Station closes