Birkenshaw and Tong railway station

Birkenshaw and Tong
The station in 1961
General information
Location	Birkenshaw, Kirklees England
Coordinates	53°45′30″N1°41′15″W / 53.7582°N 1.6875°W / 53.7582; -1.6875
Grid reference	SE207291
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
20 August 1856 (1856-08-20)	Opened
5 October 1953	Closed to passengers
1964 (1964)	Closed completely
Location

Birkenshaw and Tong railway station served the village of Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire, England from 1856 to 1964 on the Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway.

History

The station opened as Birkenshaw on 20 August 1856 by the Great Northern Railway. It was named Birkenshaw and Tong in late 1856. The station closed to passengers on 5 October 1953 ^[1] and completely in 1964. ^[2]

References

1. M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 74
2. "Birkenshaw and Tong railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 22 January 2018.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Dudley Hill Line and station closed		Leeds, Bradford and Halifax Junction Railway		Drighlington and Adwalton Line and station closed