Batley Carr railway station

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Site of the former station, looking north (1961) Batley Carr (GN) Station site of 1772328 a4783965.jpg
Site of the former station, looking north (1961)
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site of the former station (2010)

Batley Carr was a Great Northern Railway station serving Batley Carr, Yorkshire. It had two side platforms, with the facilities on the northbound platform. It was accessed via Wood Lane, which was built with a kink to get around the facilities. This kink survives to this day. [1]

The station opened on 12 April 1880 [2] and closed to passengers in March 1950. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "OS 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "List of West Yorkshire passenger stations". Lost Railways West Yorkshire.
  3. ↑ Haigh, A (1974). Railways in West Yorkshire. Clapham: Dalesman. p. 94. ISBN   0-85206-225-7.
Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Batley   London and North Eastern Railway
Great Northern Railway
  Dewsbury Central

53°41′55″N1°37′51″W / 53.6986°N 1.6308°W / 53.6986; -1.6308


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