Battyeford railway station

Battyeford
Site of Battyeford railway station, to the right of the A644.
General information
Location	Battyeford, Kirklees England
Coordinates	53°40′39″N1°42′14″W / 53.6776°N 1.7039°W / 53.6776; -1.7039
Grid reference	SE196201
Platforms	2
Bus routes	v t e Railways in North Kirklees Legend Past, present and future Great Northern Railway to Bradford Leeds New Line to Leeds Howden Clough Upper Batley to Leeds Birstall Town Birstall Carlinghow to Leeds Gomersal Chickenley Heath to Wakefield Batley Lancashire & Yorkshire Rly to Bradford Cleckheaton Central Cleckheaton Spen Liversedge Liversedge Spen Batley Carr Staincliffe and Batley Carr Heckmondwike Central Heckmondwike Spen Dewsbury Wellington Road Dewsbury Central Dewsbury Market Place Northorpe North Road Earlsheaton to Wakefield Ravensthorpe Lower Dewsbury Goods (NMR) Huddersfield Line to Wakefield Ravensthorpe original proposed Thornhill Northorpe Higher North Midland Railway to Royston and Notton Mirfield Battyeford Leeds New Line to Huddersfield Huddersfield Line to Huddersfield
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
1 October 1900	Station opened as "Battyeford and Mirfield"
2 May 1910	Station renamed "Battyeford" [1]
5 October 1953 [2]	Station closed
Location

Battyeford railway station served the village of Battyeford in West Yorkshire, England.

History

Built by the London and North Western Railway and opened in 1900, the Leeds New Line linked Huddersfield and Leeds via the Spen Valley. It diverged from the existing LNWR line at Heaton Lodge Junction and passed under the L&YR Manchester Leeds line before crossing the River Calder on a girder bridge and continuing onto the Battyeford viaduct. Battyeford station was situated at the northern end of the viaduct, with the platforms extending onto the span over Huddersfield road (now the A644). A large goods yard and shed were situated on the Leeds side of the station.

The station has been demolished, with only the embankment north of the A644 remaining. The goods yard has been used for new housing (Littlemore Grove).

References

1. "Minute No. 6359". Minutes of Meeting of the Superintendents' Conference (Report). London: Railway Clearing House. 2 July 1910. (Unpublished).
2. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 73

External links

• History and pictures of Battyeford railway station
• Route and plan of station

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Bradley		LNWR Leeds New Line		Northorpe Higher