Wilsden railway station

Wilsden
Wilsden station-master's house in 2009. The station was in a cutting behind the house.
Location	Wilsden, City of Bradford England
Coordinates	53°48′55″N 1°53′09″W / 53.81519°N 1.88575°W / 53.81519; -1.88575Coordinates: 53°48′55″N 1°53′09″W / 53.81519°N 1.88575°W / 53.81519; -1.88575
Grid reference	SE076354
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1886	opened
23 May 1955	closed (passenger)
11 November 1963	closed (goods)

Wilsden railway station was a station on the Queensbury Lines which ran between Keighley, Bradford and Halifax.

History[]

The station was built by the Great Northern Railway in 1886, 2 miles (3.2 km) away from the village of Wilsden.^[1] It was closer to the small hamlet of , West Yorkshire, England.

The station had two platforms and a large goods shed. It was the last station to open on the Queensbury-Keighley section of the line. Just along the line was the 300-yard (270 m) long 17 arch Hewenden Viaduct.

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External links[]

• Wilsden station on navigable 1947 O. S. map

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