Holmfirth railway station
Holmfirth | |
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Location | Holmfirth, Kirklees England |
Coordinates | 53°34′25″N 1°46′58″W / 53.5735°N 1.7828°WCoordinates: 53°34′25″N 1°46′58″W / 53.5735°N 1.7828°W |
Grid reference | SE145085 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1850 | opened |
2 November 1959 | closed (passengers) |
3 May 1965 | closed |
Holmfirth railway station is a former railway station that served the town of Holmfirth in West Yorkshire, England.
History[]
The branch line to Holmfirth was built at the same time as the Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction Railway line from Huddersfield to Penistone, incorporated by act of Parliament in 1845.[1] The engineering works were to the same double line standard as the main line, in anticipation of a widespread industrialisation that never materialised.
Route[]
The Holmfirth Branch Line ran for 1.75 miles, leaving the main line south of Brockholes. It curved south through Thongsbridge before ending in a single platform terminus (with a turntable) at Holmfirth.
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus | L&YR Holmfirth Branch |
Thongsbridge |
References[]
- ^ Joy, David (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume VIII South and West Yorkshire. David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-11-9.
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Kirklees
- Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations
- Holmfirth
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs