Birstall railway station (West Yorkshire)

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Birstall
General information
Location Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Key dates
13 September 1852 (1852-09-13)Opened
15 April 1917Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure
1962 (1962)Closed to goods

Birstall railway station served the village of Birstall, in the historical county of West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1852 to 1962 on the Birstall Branch line.

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History

The station was opened on 13 September 1852 by the London and North Western Railway. It closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure on 15 April 1917 but it never reopened. Bradshaw showed that the service was suspended instead of closed. It became Birstall Lower after passenger closure. [1] The station remained open for goods traffic until 1963. [2] or 1962 [3]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 79. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Tracing the Great Northern Railway - South Leeds Life". South Leeds Life. August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. Lost Railways of West Yorkshire- website
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus Birstall Branch line
London and North Western Railway
  Carlinghow
Line and station closed
53°43′46″N1°39′37″W / 53.7295°N 1.6603°W / 53.7295; -1.6603