Lightcliffe railway station

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Lightcliffe
Lightcliffe-railway-station-by-Betty-Longbottom.jpg
Site of the former Lightcliffe railway station. The platforms were either side of the line in the foreground up to the base of the bridge.
LocationLightcliffe, Calderdale
England
Coordinates53°43′30″N 1°47′56″W / 53.725°N 1.799°W / 53.725; -1.799Coordinates: 53°43′30″N 1°47′56″W / 53.725°N 1.799°W / 53.725; -1.799
Grid referenceSE133254
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1850opened
1965closed

Lightcliffe railway station served the village of Lightcliffe in West Yorkshire, England. It was opened in August 1850 and was a victim of the Beeching cuts on 14 June 1965.[1]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hipperholme   L&Y
Caldervale line
  Wyke and Norwood Green

References[]

  1. ^ From Weaver to Web: Lightcliffe, Calderdale Council, retrieved 15 January 2012
  • Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway: The Calder Valley Line. Halifax: Martin Bairstow. p. 28. ISBN 1-871944-22-8.

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